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Buried in Barstow (2022)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Follows Hazel King, a single mother determined to protect her daughter from the life she once had while defending and protecting those who can't protect themselves.
Style:
tense, dramatic, serious, suspenseful, harsh, intense
Plot:
weapons, single mother, woman with a gun, killer, scuffle, murderer, murder, female assassin, female protagonist, mother and daughter, waitress, female killer, fistfight, women, nypd, revenge, domestic violence, mother daughter relationship, abuse, abused woman, implied rape, protective mother, domestic abuse, woman hits a man, lipstick ...
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Most similar movies to Buried in Barstow
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, tense and suspense films with plots about murder, revenge, female protagonist, female assassin, woman with a gun, assassin and murderer mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Buried in Barstow: Furie (2019), Decibel (2022), The Collective (2023), The Moderator (2022), Killing Joan (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.
Style:
suspense, serious, sinister
Plot:
human trafficking, martial arts, strong female lead, danger, mother daughter relationship, female gangster, medieval, dishonesty, chase, life is a bitch, one man army, murderer ...
Place:
vietnam, saigon
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A former Naval officer with a dark past must face off against an insurgent with a sound sensitive bomb.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dramatic, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, commander, navy, bomb, terrorist, scuffle, fistfight, soccer match, chase, post traumatic stress disorder, police investigation, cat and mouse ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
assassin, villainess, hired killer, murderer, hitman, female assassin, female mercenary, woman with a gun, mercenary, auction, one against many, beach ...
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26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Morocco, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After the murder of her two Scandinavian friends in Morocco, a Russian blogger decides to do her own justice.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
murder, justice, revenge, blogger, female protagonist, vigilante, female assassin, criminal, criminal's revenge, criminal syndicate, murderer, syndicate ...
Place:
morocco, russia, scandinavia
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25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An enforcer for the mob enacts revenge on those who wronged her.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime thriller, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, woman with a gun, female protagonist, betrayal, organized crime, hitman, dark power, murder, dark heroine, female assassin, vengeance, avenge ...
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25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
An MLA and his son, who are from oppressed community, are forced to stand up against the privileged, arrogant scion of a late politician, who is determined to make them bow down to him.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
politician, power struggle, social justice, oppression, revolt, combat, scuffle, beaten up, blood, fistfight, power, rebelliousness ...
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24%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
female assassin, assassin, female protagonist, female killer, single mother, hitman, mother daughter relationship, yakuza, job, family relations, problem, murderer ...
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24%
93K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA, Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mallory Kane is a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by ...
Style:
talky, brutal, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, one woman army, assassin, spy, kick-butt women, mercenary, espionage, rescue, chases and races, revenge, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
ireland, washington d.c., europe, usa, san diego california ...
Similarity:
23%
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120
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A city finds it is in the grips of a ruthless drug kingpin with little hope of any respite. A cop with an unorthodox style loses his partner after he is murdered by the drug lord's henchmen. Tired of the corruption and strife the criminals ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film, detective
Plot:
murderer duo, cop, courtroom drama, hitman, rivalry, fighting crime, drug dealing, law enforcement, drug dealer, police shootout, female assassin, female villain ...
Time:
80s
Place:
arkansas
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Leah's brother dies in a car accident, she vows revenge on the doc who failed to save him.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
female killer, revenge, murder, psychopath, femme fatale, serial killer, family problems, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, infidelity, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, woman with a gun, female assassin, hitman, police investigation, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal, dishonesty, danger, tough heroes, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 is the sequel to the movie of the same title in 2004. The story continues after the "pontianak" (banshee/vampire) has avenged her death by eliminating her murderer (Marsani) and his entire bloodline. The ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
female vampire, flashback, revenge, vampire, death of loved one, supernatural, vampirism, supernatural ability, family relations, child abduction, murder, female protagonist ...
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21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go on the run - as their violent pasts catch up to them, the pair must ...
Style:
bleak, rough, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, small town, town, daughter, gunfight, avenge, vengeance, revenge motive, mother and daughter, shooting, female nudity, ex convict ...
Place:
mississippi
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A ruthless moneylender must tackle a wicked man's plan to outsmart his way out of the debt to achieve what's rightfully his.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
finance, life, business and finance, financial problem, money, brutality, financial difficulty, debt, financier, violent man, retribution, revenge ...
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21%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bloom Towne is a small-town sheriff under the thumb of the well-established, deeply influential Mayor Dick Cavanaugh's family. When Bloom's two teenage sons, Nate and Skylar accidentally shoot and kill Dick during a deer-hunt, Bloom's ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
small town, manhunt, chase, escape, on the run, violent content, woods, parents and children, murder, revenge, brother brother relationship, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Jacob, a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbor, James, to bring down the assailant. While the two men work together to figure out the thief’s next move, Gabriel, the ...
Style:
intense, suspense, serious, tense, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bank manager, kidnapping, bank, crime investigation, hostage, surveillance, abduction, bank robbery, nypd, robbery, taunting, angry ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
columbus ohio
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.
Style:
suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female psychopath, obsession, female killer, female assassin, psycho killer, dominatrix, murder, mentally unstable, possessed woman, stalking, murderer, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Stephanie Komack was a high-class hooker and assassin for the Italian Mob. Now working in London as a waitress, and a single mother to her seven year old daughter, the Mob track Stephanie down and persuade her to do one last job. The hit goes wrong ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot:
italian mafia, hitman, killer, prostitute, kidnapping, rivalry, vengeance, single parent, sexual content, professional killer, violence, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, italy
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A teenage girl is imprisoned by her former boyfriend in a motel room and forced to consume drugs and alcohol so she can be sold into human trafficking. Her only hope is her mother, who is determined to rescue her.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
human trafficking, mother and daughter, abusive boyfriend, abduction, drug addiction, sex trafficking, girl in peril, kidnapping, drug addict, motel, addiction, victimization ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young girl is raised as a killer in the Yanbian province of China. She hides her identity and travels to South Korea where she hopes to lead a quiet life but becomes involved with two mysterious men.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, bloody ...
Plot:
female killer, female protagonist, female assassin, woman fights a man, revenge, murder, martial arts, assassin, secret identity, female secret agent, yakuza, badass female lead ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
south korea, east asia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Bok-Soon (Kim Go-eun-I) runs a street stall while taking care of her younger sister. Bok-Soon may not be the brightest girl but what she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in uncontrollable rage. She’s infamously known as the “psycho ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, rough, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
serial killer, vengeance, psychopath, police investigation, murder, rivalry, female protagonist, revenge, rage, vigilante, loss of family, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
1990s. Gangster Kiev. A team of four men is assigned to deliver a girl from Prague, nicknamed "The Stranger." As the sister of a recently arrested criminal called Babai, her testimony could damage some important people.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, betrayal, dishonesty, love, murder, criminal heroes, witnessing a crime, brutality, gang, danger, life is a bitch, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
russia, eastern europe, czech republic, europe, prague ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After learning that her abusive ex-husband is about to be released from prison, a woman flees with her teenage daughter back to her old hometown.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
abusive husband, stalker, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, family problems, stalking, threat, danger, domestic violence, protective mother ...
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20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, intense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
hitman, female assassin, female spy, killer, female killer, female warrior, espionage, female martial artist, tough girl, murder, contract killer, death penalty ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., new orleans, california, europe, venice ...
Similarity:
19%
353
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the ...
Style:
action thriller, suspense, intense, tense, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, murder, kidnapping, revenge, hostage, violent, loss of family, rescue, weapons, law enforcement, trauma ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Former Australian Intelligence operative Victoria Dev Ries, lives a quiet life in suburban America where as a single mother she raises her only daughter and trains fighters in her own M.M.A. gym. But when her daughter goes on a camping trip and ...
Style:
action thriller, fast paced, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, female protagonist, kidnapping, rescue mission, one woman army, mother child relationship, hand to hand combat, mixed martial arts, vigilante, single mother, empowerment, vigilante justice ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman discusses her family problems with a stranger she meets on a bus, but is horrified when her confidante suggests each of them kill the person making the other's life difficult.
Style:
serious, psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing
Plot:
murder, stranger, woman in danger, planned murder, revenge motive, mentally unstable, chance meeting, revenge, family problems, women, compulsive liar, mental illness ...
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, female assassin, vengeance, assassin, female killer, strong female lead, vigilantism, vigilante, female protagonist, haunted by the past, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1992, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, chicago, latin america, south america, usa ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Four assassins meet in a hotel suite to resolve unfinished business. A tense drama set in the cosmopolitan world of Hong Kong.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
hitman, rivalry, hotel, danger, professional killer, murder, assassin, martial arts, woman with a gun, killer, chinese mafia, triad ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
home invasion, protective parent, strong female lead, mother, security system, black people, hostage, women, black, kidnapping, danger, woman ...
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