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Action Jackson (1988)
14K
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:
black comedy, neo noir, psychotronic, action comedy, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, businessman, murder of a nude woman, violence, nudity, black, chase, frame up, police investigation, police, death, car chase, brutality, assassin, bodyguard, murder, mistress, kickboxer, heroin addict, valet, teenager, monster, drug addiction, organized crime, fight club ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, detroit
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Most similar movies to Action Jackson
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, exciting, detective and realistic films with plots about pistol, police, murder, violence, shootout, gunfight and chase mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Action Jackson: Running Scared (1986), Blackjack (1998), The Defender (1994), Police Story (1985), Crying Freeman (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, buddies, police, car chase, violence, cop, chase, undercover cop, police investigation, police officer, partner, undercover ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. ...
Style:
suspense, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
scarecrow, hired killer, hitman, professional killer, tough heroes, terrorism, manhunt, witness, gangster, chase, assassination attempt, one man army ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Style:
cult classic, scenic, romantic, fast, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, martial arts, bodyguard, hired killer, witness, chinese army, professional killer, wuxia, kung fu, chase, businessman, unrequited love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, beijing china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.
Style:
light, humorous, stylized, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight scenes, car chase, chase, murder, wuxia, drug lord, chases and races, gangster, police protagonist, tough guy ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in ...
Style:
emotional, exciting, suspenseful, anime, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, yakuza, martial arts, police investigation, killer, bodyguard, assassin, violence, mind control, contract killer, danger, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, china, san francisco, vancouver, shanghai ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner ...
Style:
detective, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, reluctant partners, heroin, police investigation, buddy cop, killing spree, evil alien, humanoid alien, tough cop, investigation, good versus evil, space and aliens ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
houston texas, austin texas, texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Number One with a Bullet is a 1987 American police detective film directed by Jack Smight. A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police ...
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, cannon, undercover, investigation, murder, friendship, chases and races, dishonesty, reluctant partners, partners against crime, buddies, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
yakuza, martial arts, samurai, buddy cop, violent, organized crime, one man army, rescue, machismo, dark hero, lone hero, redemption ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, asia, usa, japan ...
Similarity:
100%
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, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, undercover, prostitute, chase, cop, partner, police corruption, against the odds ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese mafia, triad, cop, gangster, gang, vengeance, tough heroes, heroes, rivalry, chases and races, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' begin turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike ...
Style:
detective, crying, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police investigation, violence, undercover, tough girl, undercover cop, female police officer, female protagonist, drug dealer, one woman army, good versus evil, murder, reluctant partners ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, mafia, fighting crime, martial arts, assassin, revenge, working undercover, gang, special agent, frame up, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
usa, seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created ...
Style:
hood, cult classic, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, vigilante, female warrior, urban, vigilantism, gang, murder, black, ghetto, vengeance, tough heroes, culture clash ...
Time:
year 2016, year 1996, 90s, 70s
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, undercover, heroic bloodshed, corruption, drug dealing, vengeance, drug lord, police, vietnam war, kung fu ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago, vietnam, usa, illinois, las vegas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lynette Walden and Chris Mulkey star in this action-packed ride through the sexy and dangerous world of flesh for sale and murder for hire.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
anti heroine, woman kills a man, kickboxer, premarital sex, contract killer, murder, strong sexual content, prostitute, stalking, violent content, nudity, prison ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
stylized, black comedy, detective, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aikido, police corruption, chase, undercover, bodyguard, martial arts, conspiracy, hand to hand combat, police investigation, violent, secret service, justice ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, revenge, chase, vigilantism, vengeance, working undercover, danger, partner, fighting crime, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a ...
Style:
intense, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
vigilante, fbi, one man army, mafia, small town, vengeance, gangster, tough heroes, revenge, heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
chicago, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Lois, using his outstandings martial arts is able to save his life and make himself respected in that violent world. At ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prison, martial arts, undercover, investigation, serial killer, surveillance, brutality, murder, prison guard, prison riot, computer cracker, deception ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The black policeman Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA: the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, suspense, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
undercover, undercover cop, blaxploitation, murder, police investigation, gangster, drug, betrayal, organized crime, racial slur, black, urban ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, year 1972, 70s
Place:
los angeles, cleveland ohio, ohio, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, funny, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
police, gunfight, buddy, murder, reluctant partners, fish out of water, death of friend, investigation, law enforcement, damsel in distress, cop, drug smuggling ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, michigan, beverly hills, usa, detroit ...
Similarity:
50%
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, saga, entertaining ...
Plot:
police detective, police partner, chase, police, buddy cop, investigation, tough cop, tough guy, nightclub, undercover cop, sarcasm, drug lord ...
Time:
2020s, year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, mexico city, north america, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, hostage, dishonesty, rivalry, disorder, daring rescue, female warrior, hired killer, gangster, chases and races, death, fight ...
Place:
bucharest, romania
Similarity:
100%
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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:
intense, humorous, rough, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, fight, police officer, police investigation, violence, martial arts, investigation, police detective, wuxia, fight scenes, police station, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong, los angeles, california, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, entertaining, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
professional killer, killer, hitman, gunfight, assassin, suburbs, contract killer, secretary, radio dj, high school reunion, small town, therapy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 80s, 90s
Place:
michigan, usa, detroit
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
Style:
buddy comedy, psychological, captivating, thrilling, semi serious ...
Plot:
police detective, buddy cop, black cop, police officer, two man army, police captain, police, corrupt official, investigation, suspicion, criminal, framed for a crime ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
miami, florida
Similarity:
100%
30K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style:
exciting, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, revenge, chase, violence, police officer, hostage negotiator, bank robber, negotiation, murder, sniper, swat team, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
tahiti, san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, revenge, vigilante, martial arts, vengeance, violence, hitman, one man army, coma, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1983, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, gangster, vigilante, lone hero, murder, vengeance, jamaican, violence, hand to hand combat, drug lord, voodoo ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
jamaica, usa, chicago, colombia, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Style:
hood, stylized, suspense, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, gang, gang war, organized crime, ghetto, blaxploitation, mafia, drug, hip hop, chase, urban, drug lord ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1986
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, america, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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