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Protector (2026)

Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.

Directed byAdrian Grünberg

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    Hunting Season

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    2025 · 100 min · Action · Drama · Thriller

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    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
    • shared production studio: BondIt Media Capital, CaliWood Pictures
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    Onslaught

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · 92 min · Action · Horror · Thriller

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    When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.

    Why it connects

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

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 90 min · Action · Thriller

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    A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Point Blank

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    2019 · 86 min · Action · Thriller

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    A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Chief of Station

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    2024 · 93 min · Action · Thriller

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    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Extraction 2

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    2023 · 122 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Lou

    Strong story similarity

    2022 · 107 min · Action · Thriller

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    A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.

    Why it connects

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

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 115 min · Action · Thriller

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    A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 09

    A Working Man

    Strong story similarity

    2025 · 116 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared theme: kidnapping
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  10. 10

    Shelter

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    2026 · 107 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

    Why it connects

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