Movies like The Man Who Wasn't There

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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
 7.5
 115K
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.
Style: neo noir, black and white, atmospheric, psychological, melancholic, surreal, visually appealing, cynical, captivating, cerebral ...
Plot: murder, twists and turns, misfit, blackmail, infidelity, trial, eccentricity, deception, false accusation, life is a bitch, couples, self discovery, depression, murder mystery, small town, plot twist, money, drunkenness, crime gone awry, betrayal, suicide, loser, pretense, sarcasm, alien ...
Time: 1940s, year 2001, 2000s, y2k, 20th century, 50s, 1950s ...
Place: california, usa
Keyword: avant-garde, oldies, gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, neo noir, serious and suspense films with plots about murder, profanity, violence, caper, criminal, cop and death mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Man Who Wasn't There: Fargo (1996), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (2014), Blood Simple (1984), A Simple Plan (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Fargo (1996)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style: neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: snow, dark humor, small town, kidnapping, police, murder, greed, crime gone awry, police investigation, violence, satire, winter ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1996, year 1987
Place: minnesota, north dakota, usa, minneapolis minnesota, persia
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100%
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 128K
Barton Fink (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Style: psychological, surreal, neo noir, dark comedy, cerebral ...
Plot: twists and turns, hollywood, showbiz, murder, screenwriter, neighbor, surrealism, serial killer, insanity, dark humor, film industry, filmmaking ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 90s, year 1991, year 1941
Place: los angeles, california, usa, new york, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.9
 417K
Fargo (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, captivating, detective, clever ...
Plot: dark humor, psychopath, small town, law enforcement, police investigation, cop, snow, killings, small town life, social relations, scheme, policewoman ...
Time: 2010s, year 1979, year 2014, future, year 2006 ...
Place: minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.5
 104K
Blood Simple (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style: neo noir, suspense, psychological, independent film, tense ...
Audience: manly, date night
Plot: murder, private detective, murder mystery, extramarital affair, adultery, crime gone awry, twists and turns, hired killer, betrayal, investigation, moral ambiguity, gunfight ...
Time: year 1984, 80s, 20th century
Place: texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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A Simple Plan (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA, Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain ...
Style: neo noir, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: greed, snow, small town, betrayal, fbi, bag of money, heist, winter, twists and turns, character study, moral ambiguity, redemption ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place: minnesota, usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, tense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: organized crime, corruption, irish mob, mafia, violence, blackmail, love triangle, gangster, mobster, betrayal, shootout, underworld ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1990
Place: usa, new york, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style: neo noir, suspense, serious, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: hitman, psychopath, shooting, desert, serial killer, peril, greed, brutality, human nature, sheriff, death, murder ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place: texas, el paso texas, mexico, austin texas, america ...
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50%
 7.0
 23K
Croupier (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, France, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino ...
Style: neo noir, tense, clever, noir, serious ...
Plot: gambling, casino, croupier, writers, caper, addiction, relationships, greed, bet, career change, dishonesty, love and romance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1998
Place: england, london, ireland, europe, south africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 6.4
 13K
The Hot Spot (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A loner moves in to a small Texas town, finds himself a job, and sets about plotting to rob the local bank.
Style: neo noir, sexy, suspense, suspenseful, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: femme fatale, erotica, infidelity, love triangle, manipulation, dangerous attraction, bank robbery, accountant, love and romance, cons and scams, voyeur, car salesman ...
Time: 80s, 1950s
Place: texas, usa, virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
 913K
Taxi Driver (1976)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style: psychological, neo noir, bleak, disturbing, cult classic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: vigilante, character study, loner, alienation, obsession, vigilantism, violence, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, depression ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 7.1
 14K
One False Move (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the ...
Style: neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night, date night
Plot: small town, police investigation, heist, gangster, gunfight, justice, corruption, criminal heroes, law enforcement, criminal, siblings relations, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: los angeles, texas, arkansas, california, louisiana ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 8.9
 2.2M
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style: neo noir, cult classic, exciting, witty, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: gangster, dark humor, organized crime, gunfight, violence, hitman, overdose, multiple storylines, violent, killings, drug, redemption ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, persia, america, peru ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 7.3
 66K
Shallow Grave (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
Style: neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, psychological, suspense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: friendship, manipulation, betrayal, greed, cop, roommate, crime gone awry, paranoia, deception, dark humor, caper, heist ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place: scotland, britain, edinburgh scotland, rio de janeiro
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 8.0
 158K
Dogville (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, UK, France, Finland, Norway, Italy
Duration: 178 min.
Story: A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth ...
Style: art house, psychological, bleak, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Plot: rape, society, twists and turns, female protagonist, morality, rocky mountains, victim, vengeance, haunted by the past, brutality, storytelling, gangster ...
Time: 1930s, year 2003, 90s, year 2004, near future ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Best Laid Plans (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, tricky, cynical ...
Plot: heist, manipulation, twists and turns, small town, betrayal, murder, cons and scams, dishonesty, nothing goes right, disorder, couples, caper ...
Time: 20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place: usa, nevada, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events ...
Style: neo noir, dark comedy, surreal, absurd, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: bowling, mistaken identity, weed, dialogue, slacker, hippie, marijuana, great dialogue, dream, drug, stoner, nihilism ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1991
Place: los angeles, america, iraq, arizona, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.2
 499K
American Hustle (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.
Style: clever, tense, period piece, suspense, intense ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: partners in crime, fbi, mafia, organized crime, heist, cons and scams, political corruption, con artists, strip club, politics, sexual attraction, manipulation ...
Time: 70s, year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: new jersey, usa, boston, atlantic city new jersey, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But ...
Style: sexy, suspenseful, clever, suspense, exciting ...
Plot: betrayal, infidelity, blackmail, murder, twists and turns, jealousy, love affair, perfect crime, adultery, husband wife relationship, greed, love triangle ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, brooklyn new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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The Ice Harvest (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Style: dark comedy, neo noir, black comedy, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot: christmas, stripper, strip club, femme fatale, robbery, betrayal, murder, gangster, organized crime, mobster, snow, greed ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.6
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Leviathan (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story: In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Style: bleak, depressing, atmospheric, thought provoking, meditative ...
Plot: lawyer, adultery, corruption, courtroom, infidelity, alcoholic, small town, drunk, alcoholism, poverty, corrupt mayor, unhappy wife ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: russia, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.8
 600K
Nightcrawler (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Style: neo noir, psychological, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: character study, journalism, sociopath, obsession, journalist, cynicism, psychopath, morality, violence, manipulation, capitalism, employer employee relationship ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, persia, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 8.2
 560K
Casino (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story: The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style: realistic, clever, rough, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, gambling, money, greed, mobster, betrayal, cosa nostra, criminal heroes ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1995, 80s, 90s ...
Place: las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.2
 218K
Fracture (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of ...
Style: suspense, psychological, intellectual, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot: twists and turns, courtroom drama, lawyer, murder, adultery, manipulation, investigation, murder mystery, mind game, obsession, perfect crime, police investigation ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 1900s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, persia, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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The Godfather Part II (1974)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Style: epic, captivating, suspense, serious, visual ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: mafia, organized crime, cosa nostra, revenge, mobster, ambition, melancholy, mob boss, corruption, corrupt politician, gangster, murder ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, 1940s, year 1974 ...
Place: cuba, new york, las vegas, italy, sicily ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.1
 110K
Brick (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
Style: neo noir, independent film, cerebral, noir, detective ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school, twists and turns, investigation, murder, murder mystery, drug lord, teenager, whodunit, coming of age, adolescence, youth, drug dealing ...
Time: year 2005, y2k, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 9.2
 2.0M
The Godfather (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story: Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the ...
Style: serious, epic, dramatic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot: mafia, organized crime, gangster, greed, revenge, mob boss, crime family, mobster, cosa nostra, wedding, pride and honor, corruption ...
Time: 1950s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s, year 1972 ...
Place: italy, new york, bronx new york city, europe, sicily ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.1
 55K
Hard Eight (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Style: neo noir, cult classic, noir, independent film, clever ...
Plot: gambling, blackmail, redemption, casino, prostitute, hotel, kindness, mentor protege relationship, dark past, motel, secret, father figure ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: las vegas, atlantic city, nevada, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
American History X (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader ...
Style: dramatic, serious, cerebral, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: skinhead, prison, racism, gang, neo nazi, racial slur, nazism, character change, juvenile delinquency, rape, african american, racial prejudice ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place: los angeles, usa, california, america, north america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who in his last days forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality as she accompanies him to his execution.
Style: touching, thought provoking, sad, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot: prison, death row, death penalty, nun, rape, court, death sentence, murder, confession, lethal injection, execution, justice ...
Time: 20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place: louisiana, new orleans, united kingdom, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank ...
Style: neo noir, cynical, noir, retro, crime thriller ...
Audience: manly
Plot: gangster, criminal, betrayal, bartender, heist, hustler, robbery, mafia, organized crime, gang, city, politics ...
Time: year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place: boston, massachusetts, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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