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List of anti hero movies
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to ...
Style:
stylized, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids
Plot:
revenge, murder, tough guy, gunfight, prison, mentor, orphan, showdown, swamp, old west, one man army, native american ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966
Place:
california, louisiana, usa, nevada, arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, dark comedy, neo noir, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, casino, twists and turns, christmas, gambling, manipulation, prison, sex scene, car thief, bank robber, femme fatale, robbery ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
usa, michigan, las vegas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, rough, serious, cult classic ...
Plot:
labor union, gangster, working class, death of protagonist, organized crime, rise and fall, arson, intimidation, anti hero, police brutality, crime boss, tragedy ...
Time:
1930s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1960, year 1978 ...
Place:
cleveland ohio, washington d.c., chicago, north america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
International Khiladi is a Hindi action thriller film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles. The film want to done moderately at the box office.
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, unrequited love, gangster, rivalry, murder, testimony, planting evidence, trial, police officer, betrayal, perjury, witness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Style:
futuristic, visually stunning, saga, scenic, tense ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, adult
Plot:
star wars, space opera, female protagonist, robot, strong female lead, rebel, space travel, tough girl, self sacrifice, redemption, jedi, rebellion ...
Time:
future, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
space western, london
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45K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien ...
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
supernatural, gay, lgbtq, paranormal investigation, doctor who, creature, alien technology, gay relationship, ex cop, dying repeatedly, multiverse, lgbt ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
wales, united kingdom, europe, england
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, sweet, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
heroes, friendship, disguise, hacker, prejudice, disorder, master of disguise, good versus evil, imaginary, obsessive quest, villain, medal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1982, year 1987, 80s ...
Place:
california, usa
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119K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' ...
Style:
cult classic, neo noir, retro, grindhouse, grim ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, street gang, gang, gang war, gang member, subway, violence, warrior, gangster, chase, murder, graffiti ...
Time:
future, 70s, year 1979, near future, 80s
Place:
new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, usa, north america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One hundred mid- and low-level gangsters who are on their boss' bad side are locked inside a newly-built high-security prison, and given plenty of guns, ammo, and baseball bats, then told that the last survivor will get a suitcase with 10 ...
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brother brother relationship, prison, chess, assassin, gangster, female assassin, fight to the death, mexican standoff, survival, rivalry, redemption, partner ...
Time:
90s
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357K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most ...
Style:
clever, realistic, thought provoking, suspense, cerebral ...
Audience:
manly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
business, corruption, arms dealer, arms dealing, smuggling, success, millionaire, greed, gunrunner, notoriety, cynic, cold war ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, 20th century, year 2001 ...
Place:
bolivia, africa, liberia, sierra leone, new york ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, detective, hood, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, organized crime, gangster, mafia, drug lord, murder, cocaine, mob boss, violence, redemption, prison, subway ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
new york, italy, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Famous organist Anton Phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife and presumed to be dead. Once Phibes learns that his wife died on the operating table, he is convinced the doctors are ...
Style:
classic horror, black comedy, atmospheric, art deco, medical horror ...
Plot:
revenge, serial killer, curse, murder, doctor, rat, disfigurement, monster, camp, acid, tragic villain, anti hero ...
Time:
1920s, 70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
scotland yard, united kingdom, england, london, egypt
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737K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Style:
funny, entertaining, psychotronic, saga, bloody ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, superhero, comic book, invulnerability, anti hero, supernatural power, mutant, sarcasm, superhuman powers, one against many, dark hero, one man army ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, asia, japan, hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A traumatized young man abducts Korean leaders, believing they're toxic reptilian aliens - a fifth column launching a takeover of beloved Earth. Stumped law enforcement geniuses half-seriously hire a disgraced, disheveled private detective with ...
Style:
surreal, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, dark humor, biopunk, twists and turns, brutality, space and aliens, death of father, death of mother, earth, anti hero, alien, serial killer ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
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18K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Vinayak and his 4 team members rob a booty of 500 crores INR. Trouble starts when two of the team betrays them.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gambling, betrayal, faked death, anti hero, law enforcement, bookies, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, gang, chases and races, bad cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash ...
Style:
retro, exciting, tech noir, apocalyptic, perverse ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
prison, cyberpunk, dystopia, escape, post apocalyptic, race against time, rescue, post apocalypse, hostage, lone hero, taxi, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 1997, year 1981 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film follows underworld don Vincent Gomas (Mohanlal) and his rivalry against the Kerala Home minister N. Krishnadas (Ratheesh).
Style:
political thriller, tension, intense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, anti hero, betrayal, crime boss, politics, underworld, corrupt politician, mob boss, corruption, power politics, power struggle, minister ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Haunted by a tragic loss, an ex-cop with a rare inability to feel pain strikes out on his own to catch offenders who've eluded Johannesburg police.
Style:
crime drama, detective, dark, neo noir, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, anti hero, ex cop, moral ambiguity, vigilante, urban, trauma, corruption, revenge, vigilante justice, investigation, loss ...
Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The bandit Kriminal by pure chance finds a fragment of a map in an old porcelain statue indicating the location of two precious paintings hidden by a notorious outlaw before he was executed. Kriminal immediately begins searching for the three other ...
Style:
suspense, action adventure, retro, detective, cult classic ...
Plot:
anti hero, superhero, treasure hunt, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, heist, art theft, gangster, puzzle, comic book, masked vigilante, forgery ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Three cowhands, between jobs, have the bad dumb luck to pitch night camp in the same valley as a cabin full of guys who just robbed a stagecoach and killed the guard. Come morning, a posse arrives, forms up along the ridge, and takes for granted ...
Style:
realistic, tense, disturbing, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
false accusation, pursuit, on the run, outlaw, robbery, anti hero, vigilantism, old west, partner, criminal heroes, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
utah
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 51 min.
Story:
In the far future, peace and violence walk hand in hand. The citizens of Jesus Town, a false utopia ruled by the iron fist of Gurjev and his cyborg enforcer Michael, long for a savior from their veil of peace. While a small band of rebels search for ...
Style:
cult classic, action packed, bleak, grim, mecha
Plot:
androids, anti hero, dystopia, cyborgs, cyberpunk, moral ambiguity, post apocalyptic, rebellion, identity crisis, vigilante, underground movement, dark future ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Norway, UK, Denmark
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.
Style:
adult animation, cynical, realistic, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
circus, dark humor, chase, sex, anti hero, addiction, heroin, animal rights, elephant, gang, on the road, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
A self-serving mythical creature's bid for invincibility backfires when he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who can see otherworldly beings.
Style:
exciting, captivating, light, funny, dorama ...
Plot:
ruse, deity, escapades, supernatural, friendship, true love, ghost, magic, destiny, octopus, murder, anti hero ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Enzo Ceccotti comes into contact with a radioactive substance, then accidently discovers he has superpowers. A touchy, navel-gazing introvert, he’s sure his new capabilities will do wonders for his life of crime, but that all changes when he meets ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, action adventure, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
superhero, chase, terrorism, murder, sex scene, massacre, money, death, bomb, police, dog attack, super villain ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Can one act justify a lifetime of wickedness? Explore the darkest confines of the soul from Robert Conway's film, "Redemption." A genre busting Western where there is no law, no good guys; only the bad and worse. Frank Harden is no ...
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, old west, hopes, righting the wronged, anti hero, small town, salvation, rivalry, murder, lawlessness, revenge, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Robin des Bois, with his friend Tuck, are bad guy: they only steal poor, women and old people. They dream to get they own brothel in town, like the Pussycat. They decide to rob Nottingham's tax office, but they meet the Sherwood gang - who ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, parody, light, captivating ...
Plot:
robin hood, folk hero, disorder, anti hero, gang, heist, silly humor, escapades, rich and poor, woods, danger, legend ...
Time:
middle ages
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession.
Style:
humorous, not serious, witty, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
petty criminal, anti hero, working class, family problems, misfit, society, robbery, turk, caper, gangster, satire, family in crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, friendship, rape, robbery, flashback, redemption, haunted by the past, friendship between men, cynicism, bandit, motorcycle, culture clash ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
mexico, ireland, northern ireland, latin america, mexico city
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Keita Kurokouchi (Tomoya Nagase) continues to extort money from politicians whom Keita Kurokouchi has information on. By using his information he is able to crack unsolved cases. Rookie Detective Mayo Seike (Ayame Gouriki) is excellent ...
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, anti hero, fighting crime, conspiracy, homicide detective, moral ambiguity, crime solving, uncover truth, police detective, sleuth, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
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38K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Germany, Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the farmer's away, all the animals play, and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow.
Style:
humorous, computer animated, 3d animation, exciting, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, teens
Plot:
coyote, pig, chicken, animal, father son relationship, cow, farm, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, dog, loss of father, best friend ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Place:
new jersey
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