Movies like Banzai Runner

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Banzai Runner (1987)
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Banzai Runner (1987)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A highway patrolman goes after a ring of hit-and-run drivers known as "Banzai runners," who have fast, expensive cars and stage illegal, dangerous high-speed races on the freeways at night.
Style: cult classic, action adventure, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, race, auto racing, carsploitation, racing, desert, hit and run, street racing, heroes, undercover, master criminal, chase, chases and races, vengeance, rivalry, drug dealing, danger, working undercover, law enforcement, contests and competitions, hidden identity, partner, police investigation, one man army, race against time ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, california
Keyword: partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about rivalry, chases and races, law enforcement, undercover, deadly, danger and heroes mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Banzai Runner: Born to Race: Fast Track (2014), Born to Race (2011), Redline (2007), Street Racer (2008), Dead Drop (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Born to Race: Fast Track (2014)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot: race, auto racing, street racing, ambition, athlete's life, hotshot hero, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, reluctant partners, partner, racing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.9
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Born to Race (2011)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When ...
Style: exciting, realistic, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: car race, car, street racing, drag racing, rivalry, racing, chases and races, parents and children, youth, mechanic, undisciplined, high school ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.0
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Redline (2007)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics
Style: exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car race, sports car, chase, racing, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, contests and competitions, cons and scams, gambling, car, fight, motor racing ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 3.0
 1K
Street Racer (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Johnny Wayne (Clint Browning) is an ex-racer who is serving time in prison after crippling a young boy during an illegal street race. Wayne, having been traumatized by the events, vows to never race again, and is soon released as a reformed citizen. ...
Style: exciting, captivating, mockbuster, tense, suspense ...
Plot: street racing, chases and races, contests and competitions, obsession, going straight, racing, rivalry, danger, auto racing, murder, carsploitation, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Dead Drop (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After surviving a fall from a plane 3000-feet over the ocean, a former CIA operative turned government contractor re-infiltrates a dangerous North Mexican drug trafficking ring to find his own killer. With his memory unraveling, he descends into a ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, betrayal, danger, tough heroes, dishonesty, chases and races, master criminal, working undercover, revenge, car chase, spy, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.1
 275
Moving Targets (2004)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Kit comes from a very fortunate family, with an outstanding police officer father When the family starts to break up, Man impulsively shot Kit's mother. After Kit's parents divorced, Kit viewed Man his father as an enemy. As an adult, he ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, heroic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, police investigation, rivalry, fighting crime, partner, gangster, betrayal, partners against crime, fall in love, undercover, police corruption, working undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.6
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Hit Team (2001)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An undercover cop badly injured in a raid is blamed for the raid's failure and thrown out of the police department. His injuries result in his being paralyzed form the waist down, and doctors tell him that if he doesn't have an operation ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilantism, vengeance, fighting crime, gang, partners against crime, danger, rivalry, disability, partner, law enforcement, undercover, paralysis ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 3.3
 505
Fast Lane (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A high-speed accident on the freeways of Los Angeles reveals a turf war between two competing car theft rings of sexy all-girl crews. Brandy Martinez, a young streetwise cop is assigned by lieutenant Baynes (Steven Bauer) to go undercover and ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rivalry, gang, working undercover, chases and races, car chase, danger, partner, love and romance, car, woman with a gun, car race, undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Movie in collections
 5.5
 477
Hard Justice (1995)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When A.T.F. agent Nick Adams (David Bradley) goes undercover in a prison to unravel the mystery of a fellow agents death there. Warden Pike (Charles Napier) and his pet goons are involved in all kinds of corrupt activities; dope dealing and gun ...
Style: bloody, independent film, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, martial arts, prison, government agent, corruption, undercover agent, karate, convict, gunfight, fistfight, special agent, partner ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Angel Terminators (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two Hong Kong policewomen (Ida and Hon) take on a Japanese boss who has returned from a seven-year exile to retake his old turf.
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, hot chick, strong female lead, female fight, fight, women, cop, gunfight, partner, police detective, estate ...
Time: 80s
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 2.1
 2K
200 M.P.H. (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When the older brother (Tommy Nash) he idolizes is run off the road by a ruthless drug dealer (Darren Thomas) during a nighttime street race known as Sepulveda Suicide, Rick Merchant (Jaz Martin) channels his grief into getting revenge behind the ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mockbuster ...
Plot: car chase, street racing, contests and competitions, danger, chases and races, rivalry, vengeance, racing, auto racing, carsploitation, car crash, motorcycle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.2
 2K
Cutaway (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The successful undercover agent Victor Cooper is assigned for his ninth mission: to find how the loadings of drug is being brought to Miami. He suspects that the drug is coming through the air and joins a team of sky diving, under the leadership of ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, sentimental ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: parachuting, terrorism, danger, master criminal, drug dealing, secret agent, undercover, ambition, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, espionage, skydiving ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Don of the Dons (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: The Don of Dons is a forced love story with murderous pulp action. Mr. Brown, a man that is pushed beyond his limits must find a mythical figure only known as the Mad Sam. If he fails, the gangsters that have kidnapped the love of his life will kill ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, gang, chases and races, master criminal, danger, violence spree, kidnapping, race against time, violent content, forced into action, urban ghetto, mysterious character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 3.5
 492
Crooked (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two police detectives must protect a beautiful call girl from mob hitmen and a crooked cop.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prostitute, murder, woman in danger, witnessing a crime, police investigation, danger, partner, chases and races, martial arts, mafia, gunfight, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Street Corner Justice (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Pittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles. Unfortunately his dream retirement turns out to be a nightmare and he is forced to deal out his own brand of street corner justice.
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, violent content, religions or cults, battles, injustice, tough law enforcer, hotshot hero, good versus evil, life is a bitch, criminal's revenge, lone wolves, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: pittsburgh, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.2
 484
Con Express (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A hotheaded Alaskan customs agent (Sean Patrick Flannery) unwillingly teams up with a coldhearted but beautiful Soviet agent (Ursula Karven) to capture a rogue Russian general (Arnold Vosloo), selling a shipment of deadly nerve gas. Tensions and ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, suspense, cliffhanger ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, fugitives, train, hostage, danger, rivalry, chases and races, politics, escapades, state affairs, prison, partner ...
Time: year 2002
Place: usa, alaska
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Outside the Law (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Secret agent Julie Cosgrove is walking into her most dangerous mission yet.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, secret agent, undercover, vengeance, danger, working undercover, hitman, starting over, government agency, heroes, murder, spy ...
Place: usa, colombia, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Double Agent 73 (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Underworld drug king Toplar is flooding the market with low-grade heroin. Agent 99 gets a bit too close to the truth, but manages to gasp out a clue as to the identity of Toplar: he has a scar. Jane (Agent 73) is called in to find Toplar, and gets a ...
Style: independent film, action thriller, psychotronic, erotic, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: nudie cutie, fetish, female exploitation, spy, big breasts, female nudity, undercover agent, secret agent, special agent, assassination attempt, law enforcement, rivalry ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Sticks of Death (1986)
Genre: Action
Country: Philippines
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A man masters the ancient art of arnis with the help of his grandfather to get revenge on a group of crooks who attempted to beat him to death.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, gangster, criminal heroes, heroes, vengeance, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, contests and competitions, cons and scams, automobile, killing ...
Time: year 1986, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 2.9
 1K
Hangmen (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Rob Greene has information about an undercover terror team inside the CIA led by Joe Connelly. To stay alive with the knowledge, he is advised to stay undercover by his supervisor Andrews. Connelly's men try to kill Greene, but he can escape ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, terrorism, tough heroes, psychopath, working undercover, undercover, rivalry, state affairs, one man army, tough law enforcer, espionage, assassination attempt ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.6
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Quiet Cool (1986)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: This actioner is set in a remote, heavily forested area in Northern California where marijuana growers raise their illegal crops and run whole communities with their terrorist tactics and wealth. The tale centers on the efforts of a fearless New ...
Style: independent film, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, revenge, one man army, tough guy, drug lord, tough cop, small town, forest, culture clash, rage, strong violent content, partners against crime ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: california, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 4.1
 279
Border Lost (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Over five thousand people illegally cross the border each day. There are areas where crime is at its highest, where criminals prey upon these defenseless groups. An elite task force is put together with high expectations of solving this problem that ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: partners against crime, illegal immigration, partner, danger, escapades, government agency, heroes, desert, daring rescue, immigrant, immigration, special agent ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 4.1
 428
Detonator (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, undercover, save the day, one man army, special agent, master criminal, danger, vengeance, race against time, rivalry, law enforcement, chases and races ...
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Shootfighter II (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In this martial-arts actioner, Miami mobsters find themselves in mortal danger after an angry police chief hires the world's most vicious fighters and uses them to launch a city-wide vendetta
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.1
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Buying Time (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Written and directed by Mitchell Gabourie in 1989. this action movie delves into the world of horse racing, where cunning crooks can win a fortune in an instant. Coerced by the cops into going undercover, two streetwise kids pose as employees at a ...
Style: independent film, exciting, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, good versus evil, retirement home, teenage life, working undercover, army investigation, master criminal, police investigation, tough law enforcer, fighting crime, crime gone awry, law enforcement ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Last of the Finest (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: drug, die hard, car chase, police, cop, drug dealer, police shootout, conspiracy, police corruption, illegal drugs, partner, rebellion ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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The Junkman (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: As film-maker Harlan Hollis drives to a James Dean festival, he's unaware that killers are tracking his every move. The fast and furious race to avoid their net, stay alive and discover who is behind this lethal plan, will take Hollis through a ...
Style: action thriller, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, car chase, carsploitation, car, racing, speed, car crash, driving, hitman, save the day, heroes, rivalry ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 2.6
 388
Con Games (2001)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A decorated Army veteran goes undercover as a prison inmate to investigate the death of a Senator's grandson, who was killed while behind bars. Once under lock and key, he finds himself at the mercy of an all-powerful guard whose deadly ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, suspense, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, confined, undercover, soldier, investigation, working undercover, fighting the system, rivalry, criminal heroes, state affairs, dishonesty, juvenile delinquency ...
Time: future
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
China Strike Force (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, asia, new york, china, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A hard boiled tale of bloody revenge that interweaves the stories of nine criminals. The story takes place in one day, on the eve of an all out syndicate war. Through a twisted series of events, the interweaving narratives are put on an ...
Style: rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, action packed ...
Plot: rivalry, partner, vengeance, police detective, police investigation, gang, partners against crime, criminal heroes, dishonesty, law enforcement, drug dealing, gory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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