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The Thieves (2012)
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The Thieves (2012)
Original name: 도둑들
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 135 min.
Story: A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Style: humorous, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, dorama, noir, brutal, crime drama, action thriller, twisted ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, safecracker, master thief, caper, perfect crime, criminal gang, criminal heroes, dishonesty, art theft, gold, master criminal, gem, secret agenda, twists and turns, betrayal, partner, career criminal, diamond theft, revenge, thief, con artists, theft, robbery, asian, hustler ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place: korea, hong kong, south korea, east asia, macau, asia
Keyword: korean, partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, exciting and suspense films with plots about dishonesty, heist, caper, cons and scams, criminal heroes, robbery and rivalry mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like The Thieves: Ocean's Thirteen (2007), The Big Swindle (2004), Players (2012), Once a Thief (1991), My Wife Is a Gangster (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ⇓
100%
The Big Swindle (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since CHOI Chang-Hyuk's release from jail. But this time around he's got and elaborate plan cooked up. It's the biggest bank heist in history that'll make any thief have a wet ...
Style: exciting, realistic, stylized, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, law enforcement, disorder, cons and scams, betrayal, dishonesty, caper, asian prostitute, bank robbery, violent content, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.3
 5K
Players (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India, Russia
Duration: 163 min.
Story: Learning of a fortune in gold being secretly shipped to Romania, master thieves Charlie and Riya assemble a crack team to steal it.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, tense, sexy ...
Plot: vengeance, gang, betrayal, partner, cons and scams, rivalry, safecracker, caper, heist, chases and races, dishonesty, criminal's revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.7
 7K
Once a Thief (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: John Woo directs this action-packed comedy that stars Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung as a trio of art thieves who grew up together as orphans under the tutelage of a cruel crime boss named Chow (Kenneth Tsang). Although Red Bean ...
Style: suspense, stylized, heroic, fast, exciting ...
Plot: martial arts, heist, kung fu, gunfight, chase, art thief, art theft, heroic bloodshed, caper, friendship, betrayal, brutality ...
Time: 90s, year 1988
Place: british columbia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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My Wife Is a Gangster (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Eunjin who is a living legend among the gangsters dominates the male-centered underworld wielding only a pair of her trademark blades. One day, Eun-jin finds her sister from whom she was separated at an orphanage during childhood, and her sister ...
Style: exciting, humorous, semi serious, rough, romantic comedy ...
Plot: opposites attract, martial arts, criminal heroes, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, danger, vengeance, marriage, gangster, couple relations, gang, asian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
 8K
Cold Eyes (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story: HA Yoon-ju becomes the newest member to a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. She teams up with HWANG Sang-Jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: espionage, police investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, partner, law enforcement, heist, gang, surveillance, police, bank robbery, hunt down ...
Time: 21st century
Place: east asia, south korea, asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 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 ⇓
100%
 6.2
 150K
Tower Heist (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty ...
Style: entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous, sexy ...
Audience: kids, girls' night
Plot: heist, safecracker, justice, fbi, thanksgiving, skyscraper, thief, working class, chess, bank robbery, con men, revenge ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Italian Job (1969)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over ...
Style: cliffhanger, exciting, humorous, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, caper, robbery, mafia, heist, thief, chase, gold, police, prison, perfect crime, car ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, 20th century
Place: italy, england, turin italy, bolivia, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the ...
Style: road movie, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: car chase, heist, chase, car thief, driving, car, police, police investigation, carsploitation, partner, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, witty, action comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, betrayal, heist, casino, cons and scams, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, chase, gang, dishonesty, twists and turns, gunfight ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: las vegas, idaho, seattle, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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 ⇓
30%
 7.0
 387K
The Italian Job (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
Style: suspense, clever, exciting, action packed, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick, date night, family friendly
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, car chase, vengeance, mentor, bank robbery, chase, perfect crime, gold, revenge, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2003, 90s, 21st century
Place: italy, venice, philadelphia, los angeles, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 4.4
 422
A Perfect Plan (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Four notorious thieves wake up in a fortified warehouse and are forced by a cunning master thief to plan and commit an extraordinary diamond heist.
Style: exciting, tense, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: criminal heroes, perfect crime, deception, master criminal, group of criminals, mentor, career criminal, teamwork, hostage, partner, dishonesty, robbery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.4
 11K
Foolproof (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Kevin, Sam and Rob have an unusual hobby: planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes wrong when their latest plan is stolen and carried out. Things get even worse when a mysterious man approaches them with ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, master criminal, blackmail, hacking, race against time, betrayal, partner, murder, cons and scams, buddies, dishonesty, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.6
 4K
Crazy Stone (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Three thieves try to steal a valuable jade that is tightly guarded by a security chief. But the security guards are not the only obstacle these thieves are facing. An extremely unlucky internationally known master thief is also trying to get a hand ...
Style: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot: rivalry, heist, bankruptcy, caper, jewel robbery, escapades, thief, perfect crime, secret agenda, con artists, partner, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.7
 614K
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 ⇓
50%
 6.8
 134K
The Score (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story: An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, clever, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, safecracker, betrayal, caper, thief, bank robbery, heist, race against time, group of criminals, perfect crime, criminal's revenge, cons and scams ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: quebec, north america, montreal
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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The Master Touch (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A master thief, just out of prison, concocts a risky final score that would net him over a million dollars.
Style: suspense, poliziottesco, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, car chase, safecracker, prison, crime wave, acrobat, master criminal, partner, cons and scams, frame up, rivalry, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: hamburg germany, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 3.4
 2K
Cash (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story: 'Cash' is a high octane heist thriller set in Cape Town, South Africa.The film revolves around an ace con artist,(Ajay Devgan) who hires a set of top notch robbers (Esha Deol, Zayed Khan, Dia Mirza and Riteish Deshmukh) to steal a set of ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: heist, rivalry, cons and scams, betrayal, forgery, dishonesty, caper, gang, escapades, deception, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, south africa, africa, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.4
 11K
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 ⇓
25%
 6.6
 158K
Man on a Ledge (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: heist, robbery, twists and turns, thief, caper, swat team, mind game, conspiracy, investigation, nypd, perfect crime, betrayal ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 7.5
 26K
New World (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story: An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, gang war, mole, gang leader, moral dilemma, criminal gang, mafia, organized crime, undercover cop, police, betrayal, mind game ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: south korea, korea, asia, east asia, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Movie in collections
 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 ⇓
25%
Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A guy with a talent for cards makes his way into the dangerous world of underground gambling in this crime thriller from South Korea. Go-ni (Jo Seung-woo) is a small-town guy with a big appetite for gambling. Convinced he's on a hot streak one ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot: gambling, vengeance, ambition, prodigy, obsessive quest, gambler, love affair, tragic love, grudge, cons and scams, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 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 ⇓
24%
 6.8
 7K
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 ⇓
24%
How to Rob a Bank (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, realistic, humorous, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, on the run, law enforcement, betrayal, criminal's revenge, master criminal, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, chase, cons and scams ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Thick as Thieves (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Style: exciting, tricky, clever, absurd, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, con men, betrayal, police investigation, chase, creativity, one last job, organized crime, cons and scams, master criminal, gangster, government agency ...
Time: year 2009
Place: new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.7
 491
Styx (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Nelson puts his criminal ways behind him, having spent years as a first-rate safecracker. This resolution lasts until his brother finds himself owing money to organised crime and Nelson needs to do one last big job, with a few other professionals.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police shootout, debt, unlikely criminals, going straight, rivalry, criminal heroes, gang, dishonesty, master criminal, betrayal, brother brother relationship, safecracker ...
Place: cape town south africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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