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Focus (2015)
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Focus (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game.
Style: exciting, suspense, entertaining, unusual plot structure, sexy, clever, intense, humorous, semi serious, light ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot: heist, con artists, cons and scams, twists and turns, fall in love, mind game, interracial love, femme fatale, manipulation, black man white woman sex, gambling, swindle, female thief, seduction, police investigation, deception, partner, caper, rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, american football, robbery, love story, hustler ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, argentina, peru, south america, new york, latin america, new orleans ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, clever and entertaining films with plots about dishonesty, hustler, heist, robbery, cons and scams, caper and con artists mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Focus: Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Now You See Me (2013), Out of Sight (1998), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style: clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot: heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, perfect crime, outsmarting, con artists, twists and turns, deception, scheme, organized crime ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, iran, atlantic city, usa, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring ...
Style: clever, entertaining, exciting, suspense, witty ...
Audience: girls' night, manly, date night, teens, boys' night
Plot: heist, casino, thief, revenge, robbery, perfect crime, caper, mentor, conspiracy, vengeance, con artists, greed ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, iran, usa, north america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
 7.2
 703K
Now You See Me (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style: surprise ending, clever, entertaining, suspense, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: heist, twists and turns, fbi, scheme, perfect crime, outsmarting, bank robbery, con artists, teamwork, cons and scams, mind game, thief ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 7.0
 99K
Out of Sight (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if ...
Style: sexy, neo noir, romantic, entertaining, light ...
Audience: date night, boys' night
Plot: heist, prison, bank robbery, hot and sexy, fbi, hotel, robbery, love story, crime gone awry, opposites attract, character study, love and romance ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: detroit, usa, michigan, miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Style: romantic, witty, sexy, suspense, detective ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, stolen painting, art theft, museum, psychiatrist, twists and turns, painting, thief, caper, art collector, art, famous painting ...
Time: 20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 6.5
 412K
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
Style: entertaining, clever, stylized, exciting, intellectual ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot: heist, robbery, con artists, perfect crime, thief, caper, master thief, planning, con men, art thief, money, criminal's revenge ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, rome italy, europe, iran, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 6.2
 58K
Heartbreakers (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city ...
Style: romantic, funny, light, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: women, con artists, love story, female criminal, manipulation, cons and scams, mother daughter relationship, wedding, farce, marriage, one last job, divorce ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: florida, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 8.3
 278K
The Sting (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style: entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: con artists, gambling, chase, cons and scams, caper, twists and turns, organized crime, manipulation, con man, plot twist, train, mafia ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1936
Place: chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style: clever, captivating, motivational, cynical, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: money, corruption, business, wall street, rise and fall, greed, stock market, addiction, success, stock broker, wealth, rags to riches ...
Time: 80s, year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place: new york, usa, america, geneva switzerland, italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Young businessman, Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.
Style: visual, detective, romantic, sexy, exciting ...
Audience: date night, boys' night
Plot: heist, chess, bank robbery, caper, millionaire, robbery, betrayal, investigation, boredom, perfect crime, beach, cemetery ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: geneva switzerland, boston, connecticut, massachusetts, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
For Love or Money (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees to help wealthy Christian ...
Style: entertaining, romantic, talky, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: hotel, concierge, betrayal, mistress, couple relations, love and romance, disorder, couples, dishonesty, rise to the top, infidelity, happy ending ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: new york, ireland, usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 39K
Heist (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, clever, tricky, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, robbery, twists and turns, blackmail, gunfight, surveillance, gold, bank robber, stolen gold, bank robbery, organized crime, violence ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.7
 26K
Gambit (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Style: light, humorous, sexy, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, caper, collector, revenge, art, con men, perfect crime, farce, brutality, stereotypes, screwball, greed ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
 7.3
 138K
Matchstick Men (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Style: psychological, feel good, entertaining, psychological thriller, twisted ...
Plot: con artists, twists and turns, cons and scams, mental illness, con men, heist, greed, slick, plot twist, psychology, father daughter relationship, obsession ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a ...
Style: witty, semi serious, realistic, cult classic, visually stunning ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: twists and turns, heist, caper, magic realism, fall in love, partner, family relations, escapades, dishonesty, disorder, love and romance, going straight ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new jersey, montenegro, prague, tokyo, greece ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Style: exciting, entertaining, clever, stylized, humorous ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot: secret agent, spy, espionage, secret service, secret organization, undercover, mentor, british, tough guy, chase, undercover agent, murder ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, year 1997, 21st century
Place: england, london, britain, kentucky, united kingdom ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.1
 251K
War Dogs (2016)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Style: funny, realistic, humorous, intense, suspense ...
Plot: corruption, arms dealer, friendship, rise and fall, smuggling, gunrunner, military, fraud, betrayal, drug, business, heist ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 2000s, year 2008, year 2005 ...
Place: iraq, afghanistan, las vegas, israel, baghdad iraq ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
One Night at McCool's (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.
Style: sexy, dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, hilarious ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night
Plot: femme fatale, manipulation, obsession, dangerous attraction, seductress, dark humor, murder, seduction, nothing goes right, dishonesty, destructive relationship, danger ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: missouri, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 6.3
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Shade (2003)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need ...
Style: surprise ending, clever, tense, intense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gambling, betrayal, gangster, organized crime, dishonesty, caper, twists and turns, brutality, criminal heroes, ambition, rivalry, revenge ...
Time: year 2003
Place: usa, los angeles, california, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.7
 992
The Con Artist (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An ex-con finds his plan to go straight foiled by a loan shark who manipulates his target into taking on one last heist.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot: starting over, love and romance, fall in love, cons and scams, going straight, dishonesty, heist, robbery, danger, rivalry, couples, ex convict ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.8
 128K
The Best Offer (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style: twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, mysterious character, forgery ...
Time: y2k, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, prague, vienna, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
Style: romantic, feel good, witty, clever, light ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens, kids
Plot: heist, fall in love, art theft, forgery, museum, love story, love and romance, perfect crime, caper, art collector, art, robbery ...
Time: 60s, year 1966, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.3
 240K
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of seven other female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
Style: exciting, clever, suspense, saga, tense ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: heist, women, female protagonist, partners in crime, female thief, female criminal, con artists, perfect crime, outsmarting, jewelry, escapades, friends ...
Time: 2010s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
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 5.9
 21K
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.4
 16K
Ashby (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a ...
Style: melancholic, talky, touching, romantic, funny ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: high school, bullying, coming of age, assassin, classmate, friendship, mentor, relationships, redemption, existentialism, storytelling, stereotypes ...
Time: 2010s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.9
 57K
Nine Queens (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story: An Argentinian crime drama revolving around a sheet of rare stamps (the Nine Queens).
Style: tense, mindfuck, suspenseful, atmospheric, tricky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: plot twist, swindle, partner, manipulation, twists and turns, justice, police, robbery, partners in crime, mind game, great ending, con men ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: argentina, buenos aires argentina, venezuela, latin america, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.7
 40K
Wild Target (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended ...
Style: romantic, sweet, funny, humorous, witty ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: hitman, apprentice, love and romance, assassin, happy ending, eccentricity, criminal heroes, nothing goes right, art, reluctant partners, danger, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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 ⇓
27%
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style: surprise ending, clever, neo noir, suspense, twisted ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: twists and turns, hitman, revenge, assassin, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, justice, mafia, vengeance, secrets, mysterious character ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, year 1979, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.6
 334K
Hitch (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara ...
Style: feel good, romantic, funny, light, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family friendly
Plot: flirting, love, love and romance, dating, looking for love, interracial romance, power of love, love story, wooing, eligible bachelor, slick, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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