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HELL DOGS (2022)
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Original name: ヘルドッグス
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Adapted from the manga Hell Dogs by Fukamachi Akio.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, dark, psychological, suspense, intense, tension, crime drama ...
Plot:
japanese mafia, gangster, ex cop, criminal underworld, police, gang, undercover cop, revenge, mafia, criminal, ex-cop, criminal gang, violence, undercover, organized crime, covert operation, trauma, yakuza, friendship, betrayal, moral ambiguity, anti hero, survival, corruption, vigilante ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
japan, tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, crime drama and suspenseful films with plots about revenge, organized crime, betrayal, corruption, moral ambiguity, urban and gangster mostly in Crime, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like HELL DOGS: Break Loose (2013), Deuces (2016), Beyond Outrage (2012), Gangoose (2018), Furioza (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 110 min.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Saike, Kazuki, and Takeo were abused by their respective parents and did not go to school. They stayed together at a youth detention center. To survive, these three young men commit robbery and burglary against criminal groups. (AsianWiki)
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: Either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.
Style:
crime drama, tension, dark, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Da Hua, Ah Chun and a few others find themselves involved in wild and dangerous adventures when they get caught in a showdown between the China Mainland Police and Hong Kong bandits.
Style:
tense, bleak, crime drama, crime thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
showdown, covert operation, undercover cop, gang warfare, gang of outlaws, police, peril, gang, trapped, bandit, danger, adventure hero ...
Place:
hong kong, china
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83%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
organized crime, assassin, japanese woman, vigilante, female protagonist, justice, vigilante justice, lawyer, corruption, violence, friendship, partner ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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82%
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Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, crime drama, tension ...
Plot:
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Place:
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681
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
crime boss, criminal gang, organized crime, criminal, undercover, problem, working undercover, gang war, sting operation, bandit, police officer, outlaw gang ...
Place:
london
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82%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
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82%
692
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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81%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
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81%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, jeju island
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Genre: Action, Crime
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Duration: 169 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, intense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
78%
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
organized crime, crime boss, criminal, female protagonist, underworld, criminal underworld, revenge, problem, vigilante, corruption, anti hero, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
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334
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, intense, tense ...
Audience:
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Place:
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77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, brutal, crime thriller, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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