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Against All Odds (1984)
15K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, noir, suspense, scenic, suspenseful, romantic, cult classic, perverse, retro ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
couples, murder, gangster, sex scene, mother daughter relationship, conspiracy, betrayal, beach, jealousy, flashback, framed for murder, amateur detective, american football player, fall in love, power relations, obsessive love, rescue, danger, against the odds, dishonesty, love triangle, rivalry, corruption, love, football ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, mexico, usa, california, latin america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, neo noir and suspense films with plots about murder, nude, betrayal, female nudity, vengeance, gun and corruption mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Against All Odds: The Hot Spot (1990), Breathless (1983), No Way Out (1987), Masquerade (1988), No Mercy (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, neo noir, noir, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, erotica, infidelity, love triangle, manipulation, dangerous attraction, extramarital affair, voyeur, skinny dipping, car salesman, menage a trois, bank robbery ...
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way he shoots a police man. When he makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the film progresses, the police get closer to ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, suspense, talky ...
Plot:
on the run, sensuality, passion, sex scene, nudity, chase, murder, tragic love, jealousy, escape, attraction, machismo ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, california, latin america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, ...
Style:
neo noir, sexy, suspense, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, espionage, murder, conspiracy, cold war, investigation, sex scene, spy, undercover, love triangle, accidental killing, political corruption ...
Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., pentagon, manila philippines, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A recently orphaned millionairess, Olivia, really hates her scheming step-father. Olivia finds love with a young yacht racing captain, Tim, who isn't completely truthful with her. When the two run into a problem the local cop, who happens to be ...
Style:
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teens
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nudity, plot twist, adultery, sex scene, woman in jeopardy, female nudity, yacht, unplanned pregnancy, sex, dangerous attraction, police investigation, blonde ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york state, atlantic ocean, new york, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
vengeance, chase, vigilante, murder, contract killing, danger, fighting crime, revenge, death of partner, pursuit, crime boss, swamp ...
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Place:
louisiana, new orleans, usa, chicago, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Out of work and driving aimlessly, a man pulls into the "Wolf Lodge" and ends up with a job. When he wakes nightly to the sounds of icy voices and screams he decides he can no longer be an innocent bystander.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This lyrical, modern-day film noir finds cynical hit man Mick (Anthony LaPaglia) tiring of his job and asking his boss, mob kingpin George (Peter Boyle), for time off. George gives him the assignment of his life, however, prompting Mick's ...
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sexy, neo noir, erotic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Michael, a wimpy young executive, is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in--and then disappears. Later that night, while jogging, Michael runs into the stranger on a pier. He introduces ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, entertaining, psychological, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
psychopath, homosexual subtext, sex, manipulation, serial killer, obsession, betrayal, friendship, murder, sociopath, frame up, fatal attraction ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
el paso texas, texas, latin america, sonora, phoenix arizona ...
Similarity:
75%
23K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he ...
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, erotic, sad ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alcoholic, private detective, investigation, murder, police officer, warehouse, argument, shootout, cocaine, recovering alcoholic, drug dealer, going straight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
organized crime, surveillance, drug lord, drug dealer, love triangle, friendship, corruption, crime boss, drug, love, best friend, law enforcement ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
40%
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Country: USA, Peru
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
44K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, neo noir, sexual, suspense, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, obsession, adultery, sex, husband wife relationship, passion, female nudity, adulteress, greed, nudity, prison ...
Time:
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Place:
florida, southern usa, usa, miami
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, neo noir, black comedy, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, small town, couples, private detective, manipulation, murder, profanity, greed, sociopath, love triangle, infidelity, betrayal ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, chicago ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister ...
Style:
neo noir, intense, atmospheric, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, gang, mafia, organized crime, st. patrick's day, undercover, irish gangster, homecoming, friendship, working undercover, irish mob, gunfight ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, ireland, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city, usa ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After bagging his latest victim, a murderous sociopath (Kiefer Sutherland) decides to steal the dead man's identity and pose as the deputy of a remote coastal town, where the local sheriff (Beau Bridges) and his lover (Camelia Kath) are cooking ...
Style:
tense, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, small town, frame up, disorder, hidden identity, investigation, mistaken identity, betrayal, law enforcement, dishonesty, love triangle, small town life ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
black comedy, neo noir, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, female criminal, passion, love, murder, dangerous attraction, male nudity, hospital, british, betrayal, drinking, gangster ...
Time:
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Place:
london, paris france, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, suspense, tense, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, femme fatale, police, police investigation, police detective, investigation, strong sexual content, fatal attraction, sexual content, murder, passionate sex, erotic scene ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, suspense, cult classic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, car chase, police, terrorist, investigation, murder, male pubic hair, vigilante, hitman, undercover, police investigation, vengeance ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, southern california, usa, california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat ...
Style:
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Plot:
private detective, femme fatale, serial killer, erotica, passion, sexual attraction, female pubic hair, villainess, woman on top, female psychiatrist, assassination, conspiracy ...
Time:
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Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in New York, and a big fan of TV news reporter, Tony Sokolow. When a rich man is murdered in Daryll's building, Tony comes to cover the story and Daryll introduces himself to her. Thinking he may ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, detective, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, vietnam, california
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the ...
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, investigation, wilderness, mountain, manhunt, hostage, chase, fbi, horse, kidnapping, conspiracy, police ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada, seattle, san francisco, vancouver
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) goes after the Mob, when they try to strong arm him to use their melon picking crew.
Style:
neo noir, talky, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, car chase, violent, vigilantism, vigilante, organized crime, violence, bullying, vengeance, arms dealer, assassin, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
colorado, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jack Davis is a tough, outspoken cop who finds himself wrongly accused for the death of a fellow agent by the depraved and power hungry chief of Miami Customs, Martin Cullen. Disgraced and dismissed, Jack swears revenge and goes to work for Roberto ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
passionate sex, passionate kiss, bodyguard, extramarital affair, nudity, sex scene, passion, desire, sexual attraction, oral sex, computer cracker, adultery ...
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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37%
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Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A hotel cabana boy falls for the wife of a powerful politico. But when she confesses to the affair, her husband determines to end it forever.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unfaithful wife, lovers reunited, betrayal, couple relations, love triangle, haunted by the past, love affair, dishonesty, unfulfillment, hidden identity, infidelity, murder ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
florida, new york, usa, miami
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, killer, writers, serial killer, contract killer, assassin, police detective, vengeance, psychopath, danger, writer's life ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, california, oregon, new york
Similarity:
37%
79K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, serious, tense, twist ending ...
Plot:
twists and turns, infidelity, blackmail, dangerous attraction, couples, disorder, police investigation, danger, adultery, rape, violence, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
37%
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