Movies like The Takedown

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The Takedown (2022)
 5.8
 9K
The Takedown (2022)
Original name: Loin du périph
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Ousmane Diakité and François Monge are two cops with very different styles, backgrounds and careers. The unlikely pair are reunited once again for a new investigation that takes them across France. What seemed to be a simple drug deal turns out to be a much bigger criminal case wrapped in danger and unexpected comedy.
Style: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, action comedy, surprise ending, neo noir, psychotronic, buddy comedy ...
Plot: police investigation, police, investigation, police partner, police detective, drug, partners against crime, sleuth, crime investigation, teamwork, forensics, fighting crime, satire, coworker, workplace, detective inspector, crime solving, uncover truth, judiciary, terrorist, dog, martial arts, swat team, fight, train ...
Time: 2020s
Place: paris france, france, alps

Most similar movies to The Takedown

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, surprise ending, neo noir and exciting films with plots about murder, held at gunpoint, deception, death, violence, escape and pistol mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Takedown: CHiPS (2017), Bad Boys for Life (2020), The Stronghold (2020), Restless (2022), The Glimmer Man (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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On the Other Side of the Tracks (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Two mismatched cops team up to investigate the murder of a business mogul's wife.
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic, hilarious ...
Plot: fish out of water, odd couple, police investigation, partner, social differences, culture clash, disorder, murder, reluctant partners, misfit partners, law enforcement, partners against crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.0
 51K
CHiPS (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
Style: buddy comedy, intense, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Audience: adult
Plot: motorcycle, buddy cop, police, heist, investigation, corruption, chase, partner, car chase, motorcycle cop, female nudity, police corruption ...
Time: year 2017, future, 2010s
Place: los angeles, california, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
Style: buddy comedy, humorous, action comedy, tense, captivating ...
Plot: buddy cop, police, police detective, police partner, chase, buddy, police chase, investigation, tough guy, murder, friendship between men, drug lord ...
Time: 2020s, year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, north america, mexico city, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.9
 13K
The Stronghold (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A police brigade working in the dangerous northern neighborhoods of Marseille, where the level of crime is higher than anywhere else in France.
Style: unusual plot structure, tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: police, french police, chase, danger, murder, death, police detective, violence, partners against crime, law enforcement, partner, friends ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: marseille, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Movie in collections
 5.8
 5K
Restless (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, perverse ...
Plot: investigation, police officer, criminal, police, police corruption, corrupt cop, accident, corrupt law enforcer, blackmail, hidden truth, police inspector, corrupted ruler ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Glimmer Man (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style: suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, reluctant partners, police investigation, aikido, murder, buddy cop, buddy, justice, conspiracy, hitman, violence, brutality ...
Time: 20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 6.1
 122K
Ride Along (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the ...
Style: buddy comedy, funny, humorous, action comedy, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: two man army, police, law enforcement, escapades, gunfight, buddy cop, car chase, gangster, partner, black, kidnapping, disorder ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: usa, georgia, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Spenser Confidential (2020)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
Style: action comedy, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: police corruption, tough guy, one against many, conspiracy, police, ex convict, ex-cop, corrupt cop, organized crime, revenge, corruption, drug smuggling ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Movie in collections
 6.1
 6K
Brannigan (1975)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up by his lawyer. Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people of ...
Style: detective, black comedy, realistic, semi serious, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: culture clash, car chase, chase, gangster, violence, assassin, gunfight, buddy cop, police investigation, fish out of water, police, revenge ...
Time: 70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place: chicago, england, london, scotland, scotland yard ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.3
 14K
Lost Bullet (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
Style: exciting, captivating, unusual plot structure, tense, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: french police, police corruption, car, murder, frame up, police, con artists, car theft, murder witness, car chase, justice, crime scene ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s
Place: france, marseille
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.5
 12K
Action Jackson (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Style: cult classic, neo noir, black comedy, action comedy, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, violence, black, chase, nudity, police investigation, frame up, death, police, car chase, brutality, drug addiction ...
Time: 80s
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.1
 10K
Rogue City (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.
Style: suspense, tragic ending, tense, exciting, serious ...
Plot: mafia, french police, police corruption, police detective, italian mafia, police officer killed, police brutality, betrayal, police investigation, police shootout, coworker relationship, fighting crime ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: marseille, bronx new york city, paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
All Things To All Men (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
Style: serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Plot: corruption, law enforcement, cons and scams, rivals, life is a bitch, dishonesty, crime boss, danger, criminal, police, hunt down, rivalry ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, london, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.9
 2K
Gen-X Cops (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Four young officers of the Hong Kong Police are joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law… Their first assignment is to eliminate a gang of criminals who have stolen a ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: police, undercover, tough cop, police investigation, save the day, tough law enforcer, female martial artist, partners against crime, martial arts, kung fu, cop, bad guy ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, china, singapore, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.7
 16K
Point Blank (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Style: captivating, bleak, tense, brutal, action thriller ...
Plot: ambulance, corruption, gang, hospital, police, betrayal, police detective, violence, deception, machismo, organized crime, conspiracy ...
Time: 2010s
Place: cincinnati ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.1
 22K
Police Story 2 (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Style: stylized, intense, humorous, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, police investigation, investigation, police officer, violence, fight scenes, police station, police detective, criminal's revenge, partners against crime, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
Place: hong kong, china, usa, california, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 6.3
 77K
Triple 9 (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, stylized, intense ...
Plot: heist, police corruption, murder, bank robbery, dirty cop, corrupt cop, mafia, violence, corruption, betrayal, strip club, gangster ...
Time: year 2015, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: atlanta georgia, usa, tel aviv israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 4.4
 396
Maximum Force (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
Style: suspense, independent film, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, prostitute, chase, undercover, computer cracker, cop, partner, against the odds, working undercover ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Movie in collections
 6.2
 51K
Stuber (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city's ...
Style: action comedy, humorous, funny, exciting, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: buddy cop, police officer, lapd, investigation, murder, father daughter relationship, danger, partner, friendship, taxi driver, driver, drug lord ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.4
 794
Back in Action (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two men have different motivations but the same goal when they team up and mount an assault on a powerful drug gang.
Style: erotic, suspense, detective, independent film, neo noir
Plot: organized crime, martial arts, mobster, wrestling, making love, sex scene, green beret, unrequited love, vigilante, buddy cop, gun fu, thug ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.9
 85K
48 Hrs. (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Style: exciting, detective, funny, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, adult
Plot: prison, buddy cop, reluctant partners, cop, tough cop, violence, revenge, buddy, police investigation, law enforcement, tough guy, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place: san francisco, usa, bay area
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.2
 78K
Cold Pursuit (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Norway, China, Canada, USA, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Nels Coxman's quiet life comes crashing down when his beloved son dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for revenge as he seeks coldblooded justice against a drug lord and his inner circle.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, harsh, action comedy, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, snow, winter, one man army, snowstorm, vigilante justice, vigilante, vigilantism, skiing, drug cartel, final showdown, life turned upside down ...
Time: 2010s
Place: colorado, denver colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 4.5
 582
Bounty Hunters (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Jersey Bellini is a bounty hunter who forms an uneasy partnership with a rival to capture a fugitive. But the hunters soon discover that the crook is also the man the mob most wants dead! Ready to battle anyone in their way, these hard-hitting ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, dark comedy, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female warrior, gangster, hostage, on the run, rivalry, chase, one woman army, tough heroes, heist, on the road, fugitives, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Movie in collections
 6.6
 13K
AKA (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss' young son.
Style: captivating, serious, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: investigation, undercover agent, criminal, agent, fight, mob boss, special agent, criminal gang, fighting crime, criminal underworld, political conspiracy, one against many ...
Time: 2020s
Place: libya, tunisia, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
A Better Way to Die (2000)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, on the run, mistaken identity, gangster, hitman, manhunt, special agent, race against time, law enforcement, rivalry, danger, witnessing a crime ...
Time: 90s
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.0
 341
Deadly Target (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style: suspense, independent film, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, triad, cop, gangster, gang, chinese mafia, heroes, law enforcement, missing person, chases and races, rivalry, tough heroes ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.4
 4K
Renegades (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Buster McHenry (Sutherland) is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm (Phillips), an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster ...
Style: detective, suspense, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, buddy cop, police corruption, car chase, violence, revenge, law enforcement, machismo, partners against crime, reluctant partners, undercover, working undercover ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
A Force of One (1979)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Style: independent film, christmas horror, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, police, karate, serial killer, xmas, murder mystery, vigilante, kung fu, blaxploitation, immunity, showdown ...
Time: year 1979, 70s
Place: vietnam, asia, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.5
 15K
Running Scared (1986)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Style: action comedy, talky, witty, humorous, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: buddy, buddy cop, police, car chase, cop, chase, police investigation, violence, police officer, partner, undercover, lawyer ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.7
 2K
Trouble Man (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks ...
Style: neo noir, crime drama, cult classic, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, exploitation, black, frame up, female boss, music, woman with a gun, boxing, gambling, police, murder, billiards ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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