20 movies like Merantau, ordered by similarity : Female Fight Club(2016), Killerman(2019), The Archer(2017), Redirected(2014), Talaash: The Hunt Begins(2003), The Poseidon Adventure(2005), Den of Thieves(2018), Pork Pie(2017), Raazi(2018), Attack on Titan: End of the World(2015), 13 Assassins(2010), Attack on Titan(2015) ...
Drama, Action
Indonesia
2009
134 Minutes
Christine Hakim Mads Koudal Doni Alamsyah Iko Uwais Sisca Jessica Yusuf Aulia Alex Abbad Yayan Ruhian Laurent Buson Ratna Galih
samurai fighter orphan enemy psychopath gang leader brutal suspenseful thrilling powerful jakarta, indonesia city sumatra village orphanage fighting samurai human trafficking adventure rescue
A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
Action, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Amy Johnston Cortney Palm Rey Goyos Sean Faris Dolph Lundgren Shaun Brown Levy Tran Folake Olowofoyeku Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez Jeanette Samano Briana Marin
fighter female fighter sister champion friend enemy bleak intense thrilling suspenseful brutal powerful ring boxing match fighting relationships siblings money championship adventure
A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.
Drama, Crime, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Liam Hemsworth Emory Cohen Diane Guerrero Nickola Shreli Suraj Sharma Mike Moh Zlatko Buric James William Ballard Julia Vasi John Cenatiempo Stivi Paskoski
thief money lender accident victim gang member crooked cop enemy engaging suspenseful thrilling brutal gripping emotional new york new york city street memory loss memory gangs danger fighting
Two NYC money launderers make a quick drug deal. Things go wrong, as dirty cops are involved. One of the friends gets amnesia during their escape with the drugs and money.
Drama, Action
USA
2017
86 Minutes
Bailey Noble Jeanine Mason Michael Terry Bill Sage Dendrie Taylor Kyanna Simone Simpson Alexis Rosinsky Timothy Granaderos JoAnna Rhambo Ana Markova
young girl camp director best friend prisoner judge suspenseful thrilling profound gory rousing school court boot camp wilderness weapons corruption freedom danger adventure rescue
Lauren Pierce has just become the high-school Tri-State Archery Champion. After the competition, Lauren and her teammate Emily return to their hotel room for a night of irresponsible ... See full summary »
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Lithuania
2014
99 Minutes
Vinnie Jones Scot Williams Gil Darnell Oliver Jackson Anthony Strachan Andrius Ziurauskas Vytautas Sapranauskas Artur Smolyaninov
man gangster casino owner criminal mafia boss girlfriend brutal suspenseful thrilling hilarious airy frightening casino airplane lithuania hotel farm airport robbery eruptions
Three friends try to make money and invite another friend in on a plot.
Drama, Action, Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
India
2003
180 Minutes
Rakhee Akshay Kumar Kareena Kapoor Pooja Batra Kabir Bedi Raj Babbar Suresh Oberoi Shakti Kapoor Gulshan Grover
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-The Hunt Begins- For them it was revenge. For him it was a challenge. A timeless ride on a ferocious mission.
Adventure, Drama, Action
Australia|UK
2005
120 Minutes
Adam Baldwin Rutger Hauer Steve Guttenberg Bryan Brown C. Thomas Howell Peter Weller Alex Kingston
tourist terrorist captain bishop survivor suspenseful thrilling patriotic powerful brutal cruise ship sea cruise terrorism bomb explosion death adventure rescue revenge
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
140 Minutes
Gerard Butler Pablo Schreiber O'Shea Jackson Jr. Curtis Jackson Meadow Williams Maurice Compte Brian Van Holt Evan Jones Mo McRae Kaiwi Lyman Dawn Olivieri
robber police detective partner bank robber bank employee thief thrilling suspenseful unrestrained gutsy confident cool los angeles bank parking lot hideout vault federal reserve bank heist bank heist
An elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew clash as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
2017
105 Minutes
Dean O'Gorman James Rolleston Ashleigh Cummings Antonia Prebble Matt Whelan Ben Mitchell Milo Cawthorne Siobhan Marshall
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Accidental outlaws travel New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with the cops and the media hot on their tail.
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.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2015
90 Minutes
Haruma Miura Kiko Mizuhara Kanata Hongô Hiroki Hasegawa Takahiro Miura Nanami Sakuraba Satoru Matsuo Shu Watanabe
humanoid monster human giant villain enemy thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping brutal intense earth danger monsters save humanity fighting adventure discovery pursuit
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.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2015
90 Minutes
Haruma Miura Kiko Mizuhara Kanata Hongô Hiroki Hasegawa Takahiro Miura Nanami Sakuraba Satoru Matsuo Shu Watanabe
humanoid monster human giant villain enemy thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping brutal intense earth danger monsters save humanity fighting adventure discovery pursuit
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.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Dominic West Olga Kurylenko JJ Feild Lee Ross David Morrissey Ulrich Thomsen Ryan Atkinson Paul Freeman Liam Cunningham Noel Clarke
roman survivor general leader governor british soldier fiery spirited suspenseful thrilling dark frightening scotland fort village forest army camp revenge roman empire war
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
Action, Drama
India
2016
129 Minutes
Om Puri Sunny Deol Tisca Chopra Soha Ali Khan Diana Khan Aachal Munjal Nadira Babbar Ruhanika Dhawan
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When a video of his mentor's murder surfaces, an investigative journalist takes action to find those responsible.
Action, Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama
Indonesia|France|USA
2011
101 Minutes
Iko Uwais Joe Taslim Doni Alamsyah Yayan Ruhian Pierre Gruno Ray Sahetapy Tegar Satrya Iang Darmawan Eka "Piranha" Rahmadia Verdi Solaiman
rookie swat officer criminal lieutenant brutal intense apartment building indonesia raids crimefighting martial arts gunfight pursuit adventure 2010s
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
2014
92 Minutes
Manuela Velasco Paco Manzanedo Héctor Colomé Ismael Fritschi Críspulo Cabezas Mariano Venancio María Alfonsa Rosso Carlos Zabala Cristian Aquino Emilio Buale Paco Obregón
woman fighter doctor sick person enemy survivor intense engaging shocking brutal thrilling suspenseful ship science fiction danger illness virus fighting adventure discovery
Survivors of a strange contagion which turns humans into ghouls find themselves aboard a ship where a doctor is trying to isolate the source of the outbreak.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
China|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller J.K. Simmons Stephan James Taylor Kitsch Keith David Alexander Siddig Louis Cancelmi Victoria Cartagena Gary Carr Morocco Omari
police officer criminal detective murderer family member murder suspect cool confident thrilling suspenseful intense intricate new york city subway apartment crime scene police station car murder manhunt
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Drama, Action, Sports & Fitness
Taiwan|China|Hong Kong|France
2015
105 Minutes
Qi Shu Chang Chen Satoshi Tsumabuki Sheu Fang-yi Dahong Ni Zhen Yu Lei
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A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Action, Drama
India
1993
190 Minutes
Anil Kapoor Sridevi Anupam Kher Jackie Shroff Dalip Tahil Bindu Deepak Qazir Gopi Desai Seema Deo
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Custom Officer, Verma red-handily catches Jagmohan Lal alias Jugran, smuggling price-less diamonds through India's airport. Before Verma could arrest him; he is killed by Jugran who then ... See full summary »