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The Sentinel (2006)

Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the President due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed, and now a fugitive with two relentless federal investigators hot on his heels, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.

Directed byClark Johnson

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  1. 01

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Strong story similarity

    2005 · 120 min · Action · Comedy · Drama · Thriller

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    A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 02

    Enemy of the State

    Strong story similarity

    1998 · 132 min · Action · Drama · Thriller

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    When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: on the run and washington dc, usa
    • substantial genre overlap
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  3. 03

    High Crimes

    Strong story similarity

    2002 · 115 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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    A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer who has been AWOL for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Knight and Day

    Strong story similarity

    2010 · 109 min · Action · Comedy

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    A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: on the run and protection
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    The Recruit

    Strong story similarity

    2003 · 115 min · Action · Thriller

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    A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.

    Why it connects

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

    16 Blocks

    Strong story similarity

    2006 · 105 min · Action · Adventure · Crime · Thriller

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    An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.

    Why it connects

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

    The In-Laws

    Shared cast

    2003 · 98 min · Action · Comedy

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    Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 08

    The November Man

    Strong story similarity

    2014 · 108 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  9. 09

    Firewall

    Similar atmosphere

    2006 · 105 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into his personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  10. 10

    The Departed

    Strong story similarity

    2006 · 151 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

    Why it connects

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