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Bunohan: Return to Murder (2011)
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Original name: Bunohan
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Malaysia, USA, China
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
3 brother return to the village of Bunohan with three very different reasons; they will encounter death, deceit and a very grim revelation.
Style:
rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ambition, medieval, hitman, rivalry, athlete's life, danger, family problems, lifestyle, siblings relations, homecoming, estrangement, dishonesty, blind ambition, swamp, underground fighting, village, family relations, chases and races, manipulation, assassination attempt, on the run, gangster, violent content, fight ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
malaysia, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
From the cage to the big screen, the world's greatest Mixed Martial Arts Champions come together for the first time in a major motion picture. When an MMA world champion is lured into the illegal world of underground cage fighting by an elusive ...
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serious, realistic, rough, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
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95%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him ...
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Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
asia, indonesia
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76%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the city where image is everything, the criminal underworld holds a fight tournament where legends are born, and the men who own them rule the streets.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, tense, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The dramatic action film follows a soldier who ventures to America in search of his long lost brother, unaware that his brother may hold the key to a devastating weapon their father developed years ago and that a terrorist now wants to possess.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, christian film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, martial arts, tough heroes, hidden identity, family relations, heroes, race against time, terrorism, chases and races, danger, estrangement, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kosovo, chicago, serbia, belgrade serbia, belgrade ...
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Upon discovering that his estranged twin brother Lok has died, Joe's investigation of Lok's troubled past sends him to the world of underground boxing, where he suspects the opponent killed Lok during a bout. Sorely Joe finds himself ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ambition, rivalry, haunted by the past, athlete's life, investigation, vengeance, lifestyle, boxing, heroic bloodshed, competition, fight, martial arts ...
Time:
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Place:
asia, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fearsome warrior from the Kingdom of Samarza arrives in America to assassinate a high school girl. The girl does not know it, but she is the last living heir to the Kingdom. A noble guard arrives in America to protect the young princess.
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heir, hitman, rivalry, medieval, danger, assassination, save the princess, assassination attempt, ninja, mission, showdown, female assassin ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
hitman, teacher, family relations, danger, dishonesty, family life, power relations, deception, forbidden love, secret, murder, mission of murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"From the day I was born I had to fight to survive. I fought everyone and everything that came in front of me. On the streets, confessions are made in Blood. They say that when you confess your sins, only then can you be redeemed. This is my ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Dong-chul was the best special field agent in North Korea, but he’s abandoned by his government during a mission. While on the run, he looks for his wife and child, who were sold as slaves to China, only to discover their corpses. He soon finds ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
north korea, korea
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer. As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is broken. After the remains of a ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
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boys' night
Plot:
hitman, martial arts, medieval, mysterious character, police investigation, on the run, friendship, moral dilemma, law enforcement, rivalry, gang, gangster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Brandon, a respected street fighter, is forced to flee the city after his brother is murdered and the money that was supposed to be paid back to a local gangster is stolen. While lying low at his father's house in a small Southern town, Brandon ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underground fighting, martial arts, fight, street fight, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, power relations, tough heroes, athlete and trainer, mixed martial arts, competition ...
Time:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
asia, thailand
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
It's not politics as usual, or is it? The governor of Louisiana is about to become the vice-presidential candidate for his party but a murder and an international web spanning from South Africa to Pakistan and North Korea might just get in the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
46%
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hired to enact revenge on a man who savagely beat a beautiful Russian débutant, Jack Verlaine is pressed between his newly acquired job and a persistent man named, Brill, who offers him a chance to advance higher in his seedy career. But when an ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Featuring a mix of Thai Boxing and Ultimate Fighting, SCORPION has been dubbed The French Fight Club. It stars Jerome Le Banner, who is also known as Hyper Battle Cyborg and The Bulldog of Paris, a true kickboxer, famous for his aggressive style - ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
45%
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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577
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Chile, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hitman, vengeance, danger, fall in love, escapades, rivalry, spy, seductive behavior, seductive man, seduction, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
korea, asia
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Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
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boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Legendary hitman Vet Jones never expected to accept another mission. But when his son fails to assassinate an important target, and a powerful crime boss gives Jones an ultimatum - finish the job or his son dies - Jones has no choice but to accept. ...
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suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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39%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 132 min.
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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289
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It should have been a simple murder. But a botched job, an old flame, and too many loose ends can spell just one thing for businessman Colin Wentworth: chaos!
Style:
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