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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.
Style: harsh, humorous, captivating, entertaining, clever, intense, spiritual, dark, dark comedy, hilarious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang of thieves, organized crime, gangster, robbery, depression, justice, happy ending, redemption, adaptation, crime gone awry, bank robbery, master criminal, criminal heroes, ambition, dishonesty, heist, life & death, police, caper, spy, bank robber, villain, triad, polyamory, underworld ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century
Place: ireland, europe, dublin ireland, boston
Keyword: gangsters, irish

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and clever films with plots about heist, dishonesty, robbery, cons and scams, criminal heroes, disorder and crime gone awry mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Ordinary Decent Criminal: Swimming with Sharks (1994), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Love, Honor and Obey (2000), The General (1998), The Art of the Steal (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Swimming with Sharks (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, talky, entertaining, disturbing ...
Plot: hollywood, workplace, business, humiliation, character study, disgruntled worker, filmmaking, boss, obnoxious boss, success, workplace situations, psychology ...
Time: 20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
Style: funny, dark comedy, black comedy, dramatic, light ...
Plot: heist, zoophilia, manipulation, femme fatale, satire, eternal love, robbery, hustler, outlaw, mission, swindle, diamond ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: europe, britain, tower bridge london, london, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Love, Honor and Obey (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's ...
Style: brutal, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: organized crime, gangster, police investigation, heist, crime gone awry, twists and turns, gang war, friendship, rivalry, ambition, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 7.2
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The General (1998)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.
Style: black and white, tense, serious, clever, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, gangster, art theft, mastermind, master criminal, brutality, law enforcement, cons and scams, danger, mafia, organized crime, courtroom ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 50s, 20th century, 80s
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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The Art of the Steal (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some ...
Style: clever, entertaining, witty, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, art, robbery, con men, conspiracy, caper, revenge, motorcycle, police investigation, twists and turns, gang, cons and scams ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, poland, detroit, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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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 ⇓
32%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Scorched (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Three bank tellers. One goal: knock the place over. The ultimate inside jobs, plotted by three people with nothing to lose.
Style: funny, melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot: heist, bank robber, robbery, small town, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, friends, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, employee, partner, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 2003
Place: nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style: dark comedy, humorous, clever, witty, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, heist, dark humor, organized crime, twists and turns, crime gone awry, disorder, gang, nothing goes right, debt, violent, friends ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, london, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal ...
Style: black and white, black comedy, dark comedy, realistic, not serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, robbery, impostor, espionage, police officer, disguise, bank robber, dark humor, police detective, disorder, friends, hidden identity ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: london, england, europe, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and ...
Style: funny, light, humorous, feel good, satirical ...
Audience: family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot: unemployment, robbery, heist, caper, loss of job, bankruptcy, business, gangster, husband wife relationship, satire, greed, couples ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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The Hot Rock (1972)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Style: humorous, talky, suspense, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, robbery, bank robbery, storytelling, revenge, organized crime, police corruption, crime gone awry, museum, jewel thief, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, year 1972, 70s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 3.8
 239
Down the Drain (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A dishonest lawyer devises a scheme to rob a bank by recruiting criminals he has represented to do the job for him. When the robbery is completed, he learns that the "loot" from the vault is in fact a microchip containing top-secret ...
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, disorder, rivalry, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, dishonesty, law enforcement, betrayal, farce, underworld, crooked lawyer, girlfriend ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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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 ⇓
27%
Four Against the Bank (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.
Style: entertaining, light, humorous, exciting, intense ...
Plot: bank robbery, bank, robbery, bank robber, reluctant partners, money, attempted robbery, deception, dishonesty, fighting the system, money problems, disguise ...
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Maiden Heist (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
Style: exciting, light, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: heist, art theft, museum, caper, bank robbery, happy ending, unlikely criminals, buddies, robbery, husband wife relationship, bank robber, obsession ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: denmark, new york, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Style: talky, humorous, melancholic, stylized, realistic ...
Plot: heist, love and romance, caper, corruption, robbery, unlikely criminals, disorder, couple relations, overnight success, cons and scams, bank robbery, art ...
Time: 20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Money for Nothing (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an ...
Style: light, intense, realistic, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: money, stolen money, chase, runaway, corruption, disorder, friends, nothing goes right, dishonesty, heist, gangster, police ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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 ⇓
26%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Wise Guys (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Style: buddy comedy, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, gambling, hitman, gangster, buddies, frame up, criminal heroes, dishonesty, goofy hero, siblings relations, cons and scams, heist ...
Time: 80s
Place: atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Ladykillers (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Style: funny, dark comedy, entertaining, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot: heist, dark humor, african american, painting, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, culture clash, murder, con artists, friends, american football ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: mississippi, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.1
 906
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Attack the Gas Station! (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. After taking the gas station over, their wacky antics ensue; forcing the manager to sing, kidnapping customers that complain about the service, and staging fist-fights between ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, light, absurd, cynical ...
Audience: manly
Plot: gas station, hostage, heist, gangster, justice, unlikely friendships, robbery, gang, resentment, rebelliousness, buddies, partner ...
Time: 90s
Place: south korea, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Stealing Rembrandt (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum heist. The painting turns out to be the only original Rembrandt painting in Denmark, and all hell breaks loose. What do you do when you've got ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, realistic, black comedy ...
Plot: museum, painting, heist, on the run, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, disorder, art theft, chases and races, small time ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Cracksman (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a ...
Style: slapstick, realistic, humorous, semi serious, rough ...
Plot: heist, locksmith, gangster, con artists, partner, escape, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, rivalry, working undercover, righting the wronged, tough heroes ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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