Movies like Just Play Dead

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   Wardriver

   Similar atmosphere

   2026 · 93 min · Crime · Thriller

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   He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: Highland Film Group

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   Memory

   Same director

   2022 · 114 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   The Protégé

   Same director

   2021 · 109 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   The Kill Room

   Shared cast

   2023 · 98 min · Comedy · Crime

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   A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a principal cast member
   • a closely matched era

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   The Killer

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 118 min · Crime · Thriller

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   After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Red Right Hand

   Similar atmosphere

   2024 · 111 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and his home.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   I Care a Lot

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 119 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The Laundromat

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 96 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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   When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity

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   Reptile

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 136 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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   Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    How to Make a Killing

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    2026 · 105 min · Comedy · Thriller

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    Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals

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