Movies like Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
Style: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast
Plot: heist, heiress, con artists, airport, robbery, con man, parole officer, fugitives, chases and races, manipulation, confined, on the run, nothing goes right, disorder, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, cons and scams, prison, airplane, bank robbery, wedding, psychologist, caper, rich ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
Place: los angeles, usa, california, russia, san francisco, boston, denver colorado

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Most similar movies to Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and independent film films with plots about heist, dishonesty, cons and scams, disorder, criminal heroes, caper and crime gone awry mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round: Vinci (2004), Bank Roll (2012), Criminal (2004), The Brink's Job (1978), Quick Change (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Vinci (2004)
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The sophisticated thief of art Robert "Cuma" Cuminski is released on probation from the local prison by the corrupt Doctor Wiaderny to organize the theft of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting "Lady with Ermine" for the dealer ...
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: forgery, art theft, cons and scams, stolen painting, criminal heroes, caper, law enforcement, partner, nothing goes right, once in a lifetime opportunity, chases and races, heist ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: poland
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Bank Roll (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Set in present day Burbank, California and the surrounding San Fernando Valley area, . BENNY BIG-TIME (The BBT) learns his brother has been arrested on suspicion of a few recent bank robberies. With every bit of the life savings he's socked ...
Style: humorous, tense, captivating, light, exciting ...
Plot: bank, crime gone awry, on the run, stalking, caper, underground, danger, friendship, robbery, destiny, righting the wronged, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
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Criminal (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new ...
Style: suspenseful, tricky, psychological, talky, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: con artists, twists and turns, forgery, manipulation, heist, plot twist, justice, con men, caper, crime gone awry, partner, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Brink's Job (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport, taking $30,000. Surprisingly their coup doesn't make the press. Curious Tony checks out their headquarters and finds ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, master criminal, crime gone awry, dishonesty, gang, cons and scams, rivalry, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, law enforcement, unlikely criminals, buddies ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1978, 50s, year 1950 ...
Place: boston, usa, new england, massachusetts
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37%
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Quick Change (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style: humorous, feel good, light, absurd, cult classic ...
Plot: heist, bank robbery, robbery, buddies, friendship, partner, friends, disorder, cons and scams, runaway, love and romance, bank robber ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Little Cigars (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
Style: grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, offbeat ...
Plot: gangster, on the run, disorder, dishonesty, love and romance, unlikely criminals, rivalry, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, gang, chases and races, criminal heroes ...
Time: 70s
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35%
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Dollars (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.
Style: semi serious, realistic, cynical, humorous, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: lovers on the run, robbery, caper, minimal dialogue, bank, heist, partner, hostage, disorder, chase, law enforcement, on the run ...
Time: year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place: germany, europe, hamburg germany, copenhagen, san diego california
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35%
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Bullseye! (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Michael Caine, Roger Moore and Sally Kirkland star as three of the most unlikely rogues to ever score a heist. Hidden away in a vault is a fortune in diamonds, payment for a secret formula two government scientists have unscrupulously sold to the ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, independent film, captivating, light ...
Plot: scientist, disorder, undercover, cons and scams, nothing goes right, chases and races, goofy hero, intrigue, dishonesty, experiment, disguise, con artists ...
Time: 80s
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34%
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The Happy Thieves (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: We confess! They did it! But it's how they did it that makes it so delightful!
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: heist, art theft, chess, art thief, hitman, disorder, criminal heroes, dishonesty, rivalry, forgery, betrayal, fall in love ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
Place: paris france, europe, madrid, spain, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Hollywood Sign (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three washed-up actors must deliver the most convincing performances of their lives as part of a dangerous plot designed to finance their triumphant comeback.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot: hollywood, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, gangster, elderly, criminal heroes, dishonesty, disorder, cons and scams, heist, filmmaking ...
Place: las vegas, nevada, usa
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32%
Special Delivery (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is ...
Style: neo noir, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: vietnam war, bank robbery, on the run, heist, caper, gangster, unlikely criminals, chase, chases and races, dishonesty, criminal heroes, crime gone awry ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: los angeles
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32%
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
Style: humorous, entertaining, absurd, hilarious, cult classic ...
Plot: heist, prison, greed, robbery, safecracker, caper, cons and scams, criminal heroes, dishonesty, crime gone awry, released from prison, disguise ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: ohio, cleveland ohio
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31%
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank Robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
Style: offbeat, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, bank robbery, prison escape, robbery, caper, female journalist, safecracker, odd couple, nothing goes right, dishonesty, misfit partners, crime gone awry ...
Time: victorian era, year 1976, 19th century, 1890s
Place: new york
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31%
The Curse of Inferno (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A rather dull minded bank robber suddenly suffers from a change of heart and decides to give the money back. However, he then learns that getting the money back into the bank is much more difficult than taking it out.
Style: independent film, realistic, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
Plot: partner, wedding, escape, heist, crime gone awry, love and romance, fall in love, couples, wooing, dishonesty, babies and infants, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: texas
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31%
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Hold-Up (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied ...
Style: realistic, witty, semi serious, humorous, action thriller ...
Plot: bank robbery, crime gone awry, misfit partners, criminal heroes, on the run, nothing goes right, chase, disorder, partner, ex convict, bank, bank robber ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada, rome italy, montreal
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Thin Ice (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot: unlikely criminals, comedy of errors, crime gone awry, manipulation, dark humor, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, snow, winter, small town, caper ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, wisconsin
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28%
Going in Style (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes up with an idea - rob a bank. They certainly could use the money if they get away with it and if they ...
Style: light, realistic, touching, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot: heist, senior citizen, robbery, caper, aging, elderly, bank, bittersweet, bank robber, thief, twin towers, hidden treasure ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, new york, new york state
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27%
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Graduation (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. ...
Style: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: graduation, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, friendship, financial problem, unlikely criminals, partner, youth, buddies, teenage life, high school, high school life ...
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27%
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Henry's Crime (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An aimless man is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.
Style: humorous, entertaining, cynical, romantic, cult classic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, robbery, partners in crime, cons and scams, unlikely criminal, friends, fall in love, criminal heroes, false accusation, bank robbery, ex convict, hustler ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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27%
Saintly Sinners (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Directed by Jean Yarbrough Ex-con Joseph Braden (Ron Hagerthy) has his car temporarily stolen by a pair of bank robbers who hide their loot in the vehicle's spare tire. After the car is repossessed, it's sold to the kindly Rev. Daniel ...
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous, slang
Plot: catholic, christian, disorder, chases and races, odd couple, going straight, criminal's revenge, mute or deaf, on the run, dishonesty, crime gone awry, clergy ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 1950s
Place: new york
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27%
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Hot Millions (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A con-artist (Peter Ustinov) gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
Style: retro, cynical, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: hacker, caper, computer, hustler, heist, computer cracker, femme fatale, partner, disorder, nothing goes right, dishonesty, buddies ...
Time: 60s
Place: brazil
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27%
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A kidnapped mobster (Vittorio De Sica) persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.
Style: semi serious, realistic, exciting, stylized, humorous
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, kidnapping, train robbery, exploitation, gangster, mafia, disorder, rescue, unlikely criminals, betrayal, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge ...
Time: 60s
Place: italy, europe, naples italy
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27%
Harry in Your Pocket (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A master thief (James Coburn) and his drug-addicted partner teach two aspiring crooks (Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere) how to steal wallets.
Style: semi serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, detective
Plot: pickpocket, outlaw, theft, career criminal, crime victim, friends, dishonesty, criminal heroes, teaching the ways of the world, cons and scams, partner, thief ...
Time: 70s
Place: seattle, washington state, british columbia, salt lake city utah, washington d.c. ...
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27%
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Where the Money Is (2000)
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Henry Manning (Paul Newman) has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann ...
Style: clever, light, semi serious, humorous, action thriller ...
Plot: bank robbery, chase, retirement home, caper, elderly, aging, cons and scams, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, criminal heroes, nursing ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, oregon
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26%
Employee of the Month (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: "Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, ...
Style: dark comedy, suspense, melancholic, black comedy, entertaining ...
Plot: twists and turns, bad luck, comedy of errors, greed, bank robbery, heist, manipulation, crime gone awry, dark humor, workplace, partner, friendship ...
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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26%
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In Security (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, couples, danger, robbery, profanity
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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25%
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A gang of career criminals plots the robbery of an armored car company's headquarters. Although the robbery itself goes off as planned, it's not long before the gang members are fighting among themselves over everybody's share of the ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot: heist, armored car robbery, master criminal, armored car, voice over narration, prison sentence, caper, jail, parole, gangster, escape, rehabilitation ...
Time: year 1961, 1950s, 50s
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Bank Shot (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Style: cynical, semi serious, realistic, witty, offbeat ...
Plot: bank, bank robbery, bank robber, robbery, humour, judiciary, disorder, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, chase, gang ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Straight Time (1978)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Style: neo noir, serious, realistic, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: prison, parole officer, robbery, bank robbery, murder, friendship, crime gone awry, going straight, dishonesty, life is a bitch, bank, betrayal ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place: beverly hills, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Fool N Final (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond.
Style: exciting, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, humorous
Plot: gang, disorder, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, cons and scams, chases and races, goofy hero, gangster, diamond theft, bookies ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia
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24%
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