20 movies like Silmido, ordered by similarity : Woodpeckers(2017), Hobo With a Shotgun(2011), Papillon(2017), 13 Assassins(2010), Hero(2002), Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018), Skin Traffik(2015), Sin City(2005), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), The Battleship Island(2017), Penitentiary(1979), Raazi(2018) ...
Drama, Action
South Korea
2003
134 Minutes
Sol Kyung-gu Ahn Sung-ki Heo Jun-ho Jeong Jae-yeong Kang Shin-il
gang leader trainer military officer convict government official brutal rousing dark south korea island prison assassination plot military intelligence political intrigue training dictatorship revenge rivalry 1970s
Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the ... See full summary »
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Japan|UK
2010
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Goro Inagaki Mikijir? Hira Hiroki Matsukata Ikki Sawamura Arata Furuta Tsuyoshi Ihara Sosuke Takaoka Masachika Ichimura
samurai lord assassin warrior bodyguard government official brutal spectacular thrilling japan bordello village assassination violence abuse of power honor loyalty suicide mission pursuit wretched excess
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Sports & Fitness, Action, Drama, History
2002
93 Minutes
Jet Li Tony Leung Maggie Cheung Donnie Yen Chen Daoming Zhang Ziyi Liu Zhongyuan Tianyong Zheng
king warrior assassin gripping incredible spectacular rousing china palace desert love assassination betrayal revenge quest adventure rivalry 2nd century b.c.
Flashbacks reveal how a warrior (Jet Li) stopped the elusive assassins (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who tried to kill the emperor of China.
Action, Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Alain Moussi Jean-Claude Van Damme Christopher Lambert Mike Tyson Sara Malakul Lane Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sam Medina Steven Swadling Miles Strommen Maxime Savaria Jessica Jann
martial artist bodybuilder mentor fighter prisoner martial arts master thrilling wild confident intense brutal gritty prison thailand yard training area martial arts fighting freedom confinement
Right after winning a fight in Las Vegas, Kurt Sloane is sedated and taken to a prison in Bangkok, where he's forced to fight a 6'10" giant for freedom and $1M - but this will require some intense training.
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Mickey Rourke Eric Roberts Dominique Swain Michael Madsen Jeff Fahey Gary Daniels Alan Ford
hitman assassin villain criminal gang leader gang members gangster gangsters pimp brutal dark intense intricate tense city united states california los angeles crime fighting
HITMAN for hire Bradley decides to turn his back on killing for a living and drops out of society, But, when he encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman in the London suburbs under ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2005
124 Minutes
Frank Miller Jessica Alba Devon Aoki Alexis Bledel Powers Boothe Rosario Dawson Benicio Del Toro Michael Clarke Duncan Carla Gugino Josh Hartnett Rutger Hauer
thug tough guy ex-convict vigilante girlfriend killer brutal dark spectacular city street car laboratory prison farm prostitution violence vigilantism crime ring vengeance
A movie that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Drama, History
South Korea
2017
132 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang So Ji-sub Song Joong Ki Lee Jung-hyun Su-an Kim Kyeong-ho Yoon Seung-hwan Shin Seong-il Park
korean person prisoner japanese soldier rebel leader officer bleak brutal disturbing frenetic frightful shocking island prison japan labor camp ship imprisonment uprising power
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
Drama
USA
1979
99 Minutes
Leon Isaac Kennedy Thommy Pollard Hazel Spears Badja Djola Glorya De Lani Chuck Mitchell
innocent man prostitute cellmate friend trainer prison guard gritty brutal unrestrained rousing california prison prison life wrongful conviction boxing gangs determination escape underdog 1970s
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's ... See full summary »
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2018
138 Minutes
Alia Bhatt Vicky Kaushal Jaideep Ahlawat Amruta Khanvilkar Arif Zakaria Rajit Kapoor Soni Razdan Shishir Sharma Pallavi Batra Ashwath Bhatt
agent beautiful woman father military officer indian fighter thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping intense charming india pakistan secret service fight for justice family traditions marriage military intelligence danger
A Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Drama
USA
1966
135 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jane Fonda Robert Redford E.G. Marshall Angie Dickinson Janice Rule Miriam Hopkins Martha Hyer Richard Bradford Robert Duvall James Fox
sheriff businessman fugitive wife lackey son tense dark brutal striking thrilling melodramatic texas small town prison swamp on the run home american south prison break
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Marie-France Pisier Bernard Blier Claude Brosset Daniel Ivernel
prisoner innocent man murderer criminal murder suspect emotional thrilling suspenseful engaging brutal melodramatic prison life after prison prison life innocence fight for justice framed for murder revenge mystery pursuit
A reporter for a gossip magazine stays at a beach house near that of a movie star to investigate reports that he had had a sex change operation.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
1966
83 Minutes
Tetsuya Watari Chieko Matsubara Ryuji Kita Hideaki Nitani Tamio Kawaji Tsuyoshi Yoshida Eimei Esumi Eiji Gô Isao Tamagawa Michio Hino Tomoko Hamakawa
crime boss rival thug assassin young woman thrilling suspenseful eerie tokyo inner city countryside gang war betrayal murder plot crime pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
Crime, Drama, Action
2004
171 Minutes
Kay Kay Menon Aditya Shrivatsava Pavan Malhotra Dibyendu Bhattacharya Kishore Kadam Gajraj Rao Zakir Hussain Pankaj Jha Vijay Maurya
police officer terrorist witness investigator prisoner police chief brutal dense fascinating gritty mumbai, india stock exchange street bus office restaurant terrorism torture investigation conspiracy
In March 1993, Islamic militants execute a series of devastating bomb blasts that rocks Mumbai, India, and kills more than 300 people.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|France
2010
133 Minutes
Russell Crowe Elizabeth Banks Brian Dennehy Lennie James Olivia Wilde Ty Simpkins Helen Carey Liam Neeson Daniel Stern Kevin Corrigan Jason Beghe
husband wife son ex-convict boss suspenseful brutal united states venezuela prison airport university murder prison break schemes desperation fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Ian Whyte Stephen Tompkinson Amy Manson Craig Conway Maurice Roeves Gillian Kearney Darren Morfitt Ronnie Fox Bill Fellows Mark Stobbart John Bowler
police sergeant gang leader single mother child detective chief inspector police chief bleak brooding dark gritty intense tense newcastle, england revenge british life working class crime prevention crimefighting police work mystery
Amongst the desperation and fear growing in a crime-ridden estate in northern England, one man becomes involved in. saving what little decency and community life exists. It's the winter of ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1965
123 Minutes
Sean Connery Harry Andrews Ian Bannen Alfred Lynch Ossie Davis Roy Kinnear Jack Watson Ian Hendry Michael Redgrave Norman Bird Neil McCallum
prisoner sergeant guard british soldiers bleak brutal intense prison camp africa libya desert following orders humiliation morality military prison rivalry discovery underdog fall
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.