Movies like Back to Back

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Back to Back (1996)
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Back to Back (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by a corrupt cop.
Style: crime drama, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, buddy cop, martial arts, mafia, gunfight, robbery, cop, heroes, hitman, gangster, survival, heist, twists and turns, psychopath, gang, rock, hostage, kidnapping, love triangle, battles, missing person, parents and children, master criminal, bank, chase ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Keyword: gangsters, partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about rivalry, chases and races, deadly, shootout, violence, law enforcement and gunfight mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Back to Back: Moving Target (1996), American Yakuza (1993), Moscow Heat (2004), Hardball (1997), Rage of Honor (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Moving Target (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A bounty hunter with a pregnant wife who is urging him to get a regular job gets framed for murder and trapped in a war between Russian gangsters.
Style: suspenseful, serious, intense, independent film, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroes, chase, hand to hand combat, murder, gangster, fugitives, dishonesty, chases and races, criminal's revenge, on the run, master warrior, violence ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
American Yakuza (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitaire, he is hired to operate forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia leaded by Dino Campanela and ...
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, cynical, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, mafia, organized crime, tough heroes, undercover agent, japanese mafia, heroes, samurai sword, murder, showdown, hitman ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Moscow Heat (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After a U.S. policeman is killed by black market weapons dealers, his partner, Rudy (Robert Madrid), and the murdered cop's father, ex-British Intelligence agent Roger Chambers (Michael York), head to Moscow to find the killers. The two begin ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: reluctant partners, undercover, vengeance, danger, investigation, odd couple, partner, tough law enforcer, master criminal, police investigation, race against time, partners against crime ...
Place: russia, moscow russia
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42%
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Hardball (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Incompatible fugitive recovery agents, the flighty Jersey Bellini (Michael Dudikoff) and his more serious-minded female partner, B.B. (Lisa Howard), have, for the last time, ticked off mobster Wald (Tony Curtis) by apprehending his rather inept ...
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: gangster, partner, bounty hunter, tough girl, hooligan, violent content, disorder, tough heroes, hitman, dishonesty, criminal heroes, lone wolves ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Rage of Honor (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A Japanese cop, Shiro, and his partner Ray are after a bunch of drug dealers. But they are betrayed by an insider and Ray is killed. Shiro follows the murderer, a sadistic drug lord, up to Singapore.
Style: retro, independent film, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, medieval, mixed martial arts, drug lord, shootout, explosions, law enforcement, undercover, dishonesty, betrayal, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
Place: singapore, asia
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38%
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Crooked (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two police detectives must protect a beautiful call girl from mob hitmen and a crooked cop.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prostitute, murder, woman in danger, witnessing a crime, police investigation, danger, partner, chases and races, martial arts, mafia, gunfight, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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37%
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Bounty Tracker (1993)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Almost the whole staff of a tax consultant office is slayed by a team of professional killers, only Paul Damone can escape. He didn't know that his partner used to wash gangster Louis Sarazin's money and had to testify as chief witness ...
Style: suspense, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police protection, revenge, one man army, vigilante, gangster, murder, master warrior, heroes, bounty hunter, cop, killer ...
Time: 90s
Place: boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Fist of Honor (1993)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: As two rival Godfathers view to take control of the city, a hot-tempered family member kills two relatives of the opposing family, breaking the "Truce of Honor". Now the war begins! As a young boxer seeks revenge for his fiancée's ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, bad father, heroes, gangster, murder, kung fu, bare breasts, gang, investigation, chases and races, betrayal, vengeance ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Touch and Go (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A clumsy, easy-going but tough restaurant chef witnesses a murder of a cop. This leads him to a world of trouble, as the killer seeks to silence him. Luckily, the vengeful partner of the dead cop is there to help him.
Style: fast, exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mexican standoff, martial arts, chase, realism, humble, criminal heroes, danger, criminal's revenge, lone wolves, law enforcement, on the run, one man army ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Lethal (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A sexy and lethal female mercenary takes on an international syndicate of weapons smugglers run by the Russian Mafia.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female martial artist, rescue, save the day, espionage, confined, government agency, danger, dishonesty, law enforcement, one man army, undercover, secret agent ...
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Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Police Inspector Paul Fein (Bronson) copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son (Joe Penny)) is investigating the murder of a banker.
Style: fast, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cop, buddy cop, murder, trauma, guy, bad guy, nypd, gunfight, hitman, police, mafia, corruption ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Hong Kong 97 (1994)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Hong Kong 97 takes place in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Reginald Cameron, an assassin affiliated with a large corporation with interests in the colony, guns down key members of the Chinese envoy which will ...
Style: cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, heroes, hitman, male nudity, disaster, best friend, dishonesty, chases and races, life is a bitch, escapades, survival, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, near future
Place: hong kong, china, england, asia, europe
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32%
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The Eliminator (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but immediately discovers, first hand, that this race's risk matches the prize: one racer is killed, 3 others seriously injured in multiple action-packed ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, rough, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
My Father is a Hero (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Style: cult classic, scenic, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, tough heroes, fight, triad, fight club, fight scenes, karate, epic battle, monster, wuxia, wu shu ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Terminal Rush (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A group of terrorists, led by a Brit and a psycho (in a great performance by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) take control of the Hoover Dam and demand $25 million or they will kill civilians and dam workers they have taken hostage. But the terrorists ...
Style: cliffhanger, independent film, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Rapid Fire (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Style: exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, gangster, police investigation, police corruption, justice, gunfight, danger, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, violent, murder ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
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30%
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with conterfeit bills. When one of the mobsters decides to give herself in and hand over a data CD to the DA, she is shot and ...
Style: fast, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Ring of Death (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: On the inside, there are no rules. See what happens when Prison Officials Profit from Illegal fights.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Audience: boys' night
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28%
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Christmas Rush (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In the season of giving, the department took his badge. Criminals took his wife. Now, one cop is taking matters into his own hands
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A gang of bank robbers, led by the ultra-violent Snake Underwood, pull off a daring mid-day heist that leaves dozens of burning police cars and scores of innocent victims in its wake. Heading the investigation into the gang is the equally violent ...
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Audience: boys' night
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When A.T.F. agent Nick Adams (David Bradley) goes undercover in a prison to unravel the mystery of a fellow agents death there. Warden Pike (Charles Napier) and his pet goons are involved in all kinds of corrupt activities; dope dealing and gun ...
Style: bloody, independent film, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, martial arts, prison, government agent, corruption, undercover agent, karate, convict, gunfight, fistfight, special agent, partner ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 80s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An American ninja's wife is held hostage by a sadistic Nazi chemist on an Asian island. He teams up with an African-American ninja to rescue her.
Style: independent film, fast, serious, realistic, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja master, martial arts, ninja, tough heroes, island, kidnapping, special agent, violent content, hostage, heroic mission, megalomaniac, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ...
Style: serious, cult classic, captivating, grindhouse, independent film ...
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26%
American Dragons (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war between the Mafia and the Yakuza, but one that may not be of either of their making. A shadowy ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 5.1
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Hard Luck (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but comes across a stash of stolen drugs. Meanwhile, a middle-aged suburban housewife hides a sadistic and ...
Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, gangster, drug dealing, chase, danger, dishonesty, partner, psychopath, hitman, car chase, drug abuse, on the run ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 4.3
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The Waiter (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man travels through corporate corruption and his own sin to find his soul.
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot: hitman, rivalry, dishonesty, danger, tough guy, gunfight, violence, wind, battles, shootout, fight, arab ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Breathing Fire (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Michael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, so that the hiding place for the loot can only be ...
Style: independent film, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Expert (1995)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved ...
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Divergence (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
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Style: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, undercover, police investigation, law enforcement, partners against crime, heroes, dishonesty, police corruption, hitman, police detective, partner, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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