Movies like The Fugitives

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The Fugitives (1986)
 7.0
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The Fugitives (1986)
Original name: Les Fugitifs
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of the action.
Style: feel good, exciting, sentimental, witty, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, detective
Audience: family outing
Plot: chase, comedy of errors, reluctant partners, fugitives, bank robbery, odd couple, goofy hero, chases and races, nothing goes right, disorder, unlikely criminals, nobody believes, on the run, car accident, heist, life, happiness, child hero, outlaw, friendship, single father, misfit, parents and children, mistaken identity, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: france, europe
Keyword: partners

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Most similar movies to The Fugitives

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, feel good and semi serious films with plots about disorder, chase, partner, chases and races, nothing goes right, comedy of errors and friends mostly in Comedy, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The Fugitives: Three Fugitives (1989), The ComDads (1983), Quick Change (1990), Dog Day (1984), Ruby & Quentin (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Three Fugitives (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her ...
Style: road movie, light, humorous, sentimental, detective ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: hostage, chase, bank robbery, reluctant partners, on the run, ex convict, police, heist, outlaw, odd couple, fugitives, released from prison ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.9
 7K
The ComDads (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, clever ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: reluctant partners, partner, odd couple, dishonesty, family conflict, disappearance, disorder, buddies, nothing goes right, teenage life, cons and scams, father son relationship ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: france, nice france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.8
 22K
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 ⇓
100%
 5.8
 1K
Dog Day (1984)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Dog Day is a 1984 film starring Lee Marvin. A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession. The supporting cast includes Tina Louise and Juliette Mills. The movie was directed by Yves ...
Style: cult classic, neo noir, slasher, sexual, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: farm, heist, sexuality, on the run, helicopter, fugitive, disorder, lovers on the run, betrayal, chases and races, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 7.1
 31K
Ruby & Quentin (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy ...
Style: humorous, funny, entertaining, inspirational, tricky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison escape, buddies, prison, unlikely partners, buddy, partner, runaway, odd couple, criminal heroes, bank robbery, friendship, police investigation ...
Time: 2000s, year 2003
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.3
 11K
The Goat (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes.
Style: funny, humorous, laugh out loud, buddy comedy, sweet ...
Plot: bad luck, private detective, farce, amnesia, love and romance, memory loss, cigarette smoking, partner, accountant, goofy hero, nothing goes right, odd couple ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: france, paris france, latin america, mexico, acapulco mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 5.6
 31K
Taxi 4 (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy ...
Style: feel good, realistic, not serious, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: taxi, car chase, chase, goofy hero, disorder, friends, prisoners exchange, escapades, danger, master criminal, nothing goes right, partners against crime ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: marseille, europe, france, provence, monaco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 123
Cache Cash (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Antoine, 11, is on holiday with his grandfather. One night he catches thieves hiding their booty in a pond. Antoine seizes the 40 million. But Liza, his new friend, is the daughter of one of the criminals. Both children soon face threats.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, suspense
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: heist, best friend, boy, animal life, disorder, family relations, friends, resort, bank, criminal heroes, chases and races, crime gone awry ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Holy Matrimony (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, feel good, independent film
Plot: on the run, nothing goes right, forbidden love, fish out of water, disorder, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, redemption, death in the family, heist, down on your luck, comedy of errors ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: canada, cuba, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The ambitious police officer Cruchot (Louis de Funès) is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling ...
Style: funny, humorous, realistic, light, satirical ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: gendarme, police, seaside, father daughter relationship, art theft, goofy hero, beach, incompetent police, yacht, comedy of errors, fighting crime, investigation ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: france, french riviera, cote d'azur, saint tropez, riviera ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 13K
Yamakasi (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injustice in the Paris ghetto. They use parkour to steal from the rich in ...
Style: semi serious, witty, exciting, realistic, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: parkour, thief, money, chase, police, gang, yakuza, climbing, friends, unlikely criminals, hospital, ghetto ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
 6K
The Toy (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. ...
Style: humorous, exciting, realistic, light, satirical ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: social differences, mischievous children, screwball, youth, society, parents and children, disorder, friendship, escapades, family relations, child, misfit ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black ...
Style: parody, funny, fast, not serious, realistic ...
Plot: secret agent, violinist, assassination attempt, spy, espionage, hitman, karate, fool, misunderstanding, violin, silly humor, conspiracy ...
Time: 70s
Place: france, paris france, rio de janeiro
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Troops in New York (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The second installment of Gendarmes series, tells the story of Sergeant Cruchot (Louis De Funes), who, together with his faithful comrades, has been sent to the International Congress of Gendarmerie in N.Y.
Style: humorous, realistic, exciting, captivating, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: gendarme, law enforcement, stowaway, fish out of water, police, comedy of errors, daughter, goofy hero, nothing goes right, misfit, chase, family relations ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: usa, france, new york, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 4.9
 848
The Marquis (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Thomas Gardesse, a traveling alarm systems salesman, is arrested for a minor offense and sentenced to six months imprisonment. To win the respect of his fellow inmates, he claims he is "The Marquis," a brilliant robber whose identity has ...
Style: humorous, not serious, captivating, feel good, realistic
Plot: fish out of water, mistaken identity, master criminal, comedy of errors, goofy hero, teaching the ways of the world, unlikely criminals, heist, disorder, power relations, silly humor, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 5.6
 9K
Screwed (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Style: funny, humorous, intense, feel good, witty ...
Plot: mistaken identity, crime gone awry, fish out of water, comedy of errors, friendship, nothing goes right, partner, hostage, cons and scams, disorder, goofy hero, misfit ...
Time: 90s
Place: pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Halal State Security (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Someone is killing Parisians of Arab ethnicity. When an Algerian diplomat is murdered by the same assailant, two Algerian detectives are sent to help the French with the investigation and they have their own ways of doing things.
Style: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, partner, odd couple, buddies, disorder, fish out of water, racism, chase, society, investigation, buddy cop, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, algeria, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.6
 11K
The Valet (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife ...
Style: feel good, humorous, light, witty, sweet ...
Audience: date night
Plot: comedy of errors, farce, supermodel, nothing goes right, pretense, dishonesty, paparazzi, unfulfilled love, fashion, adultery, couples, infidelity ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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The Dinner Game (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings the dumbest guy he could find as a guest. Pierre thinks his champ -François Pignon- will steal the show.
Style: humorous, funny, feel good, light, hilarious ...
Plot: misfit, screwball, food, farce, dinner, friendship, nothing goes right, goofy hero, ambition, disorder, mistaken identity, manners ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Too Fat Too Furious (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Bennie, a clumsy criminal who's touchy about his weight, teams up with his adoptive father's biological (serial killer) son, his employees who in his absence turned his snack-bar into a quiche bakery, a suicidal manic-depressive woman and ...
Style: parody, not serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot: chase, serial killer, money, goofy hero, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, heist, disorder, misfit partners, unlikely criminals, partner, bank robbery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.0
 18K
The Closet (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
Style: feel good, funny, humorous, witty, talky ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: homosexuality, gay, pretending to be gay, workplace, workplace intrigue, friendship, dishonesty, disorder, discrimination, comedy of errors, workplace situations, parents and children ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 4.3
 1K
The Dope (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of ...
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, light ...
Plot: drug dealing, friends, partner, misfit partners, buddies, nothing goes right, chase, chases and races, drug abuse, disorder, silly humor, marijuana ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Madigan's Millions (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: humorous, semi serious, exciting, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, cons and scams, disorder, partner, dishonesty, chase, crime gone awry, goofy hero, money, gangster, police, hooligan ...
Time: 60s
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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The Scapegoat (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you take a closer look, no one could be happier than this cheerfully chaotic family, even though their mother is usually off on one romantic adventure ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, humorous, realistic
Plot: life turned upside down, protagonist as suspect, scapegoat, disorder, chases and races, family relations, on the run, chase, shopping mall, fugitives, wooing, siblings relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Choice of Arms (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and ...
Style: neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, gangster, on the run, basement, chase, escape, heist gone wrong, prison escape, violent behavior, prison break, murder, haunted by the past ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: france, paris france, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.5
 2K
Stand Off (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: In a misguided attempt to protect his family and pay back gambling debts to the local Mobster, Jimbo robs a fish market, which is coincidentally owned by the same Mobster. On the run, Jimbo is cornered in a local curio shop, where he takes hostage ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: crime gone awry, disorder, self discovery, unlikely criminals, comedy of errors, parents and children, failed attempt, gambling debt, gambler, hustler, hostage, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.8
 4K
Safe Men (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic ...
Style: light, humorous, melancholic, absurd, buddy comedy ...
Plot: safecracker, heist, mistaken identity, organized crime, comedy of errors, cons and scams, gangster, farce, caper, justice, crime boss, unlikely criminals ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: rhode island, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
On the Other Side of the Tracks (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Two mismatched cops team up to investigate the murder of a business mogul's wife.
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic, hilarious ...
Plot: fish out of water, odd couple, police investigation, partner, social differences, culture clash, disorder, murder, reluctant partners, misfit partners, law enforcement, partners against crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Nuns on the Run (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. B&C decide to steal the money for themselves, but ...
Style: feel good, funny, humorous, entertaining, laugh out loud ...
Plot: cross dressing, nun, chase, priest, fish out of water, farce, on the run, disguise, convent, disorder, odd couple, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
A Pain in the Ass (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An unlikely friendship develops between a hitman and a suicidal guy who have both checked into the same hotel for different reasons.
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Plot: hotel, odd couple, hitman, farce, disorder, dark humor, suicide attempt, friendship, chance meeting, society, twins, comedy of errors ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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