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The Brink's Job (1978)
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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 out that their security standard is low beyond belief. Now a really big coup is prepared... Written by Tom Zoerner
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, neo noir, action thriller
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime gone awry, perfect crime, master criminal, gang, dishonesty, rivalry, law enforcement, forgery, partner, buddies, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, robbery, heist, caper, armored car robbery, murder, bank robber, hidden treasure, mobster, confined, nothing goes right, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1978, 50s, 1930s, 1950s, year 1950
Place:
boston, usa, new england, massachusetts, american
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Most similar movies to The Brink's Job
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and suspenseful films with plots about heist, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, cons and scams, disorder and caper mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like The Brink's Job: The Hot Rock (1972), Hit the Bank (1981), The Real McCoy (1993), Little Cigars (1973), Blueprint for Robbery (1961). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, suspense, talky, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
heist, diamond theft, robbery, bank robbery, museum, storytelling, lone hero, organized crime, police corruption, revenge, crime gone awry, perfect crime ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
new york, long island, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, suspense, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, polish, vengeance, betrayal, thief, one last job, friends, criminal heroes, caper, revenge, theft, city ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately between a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
bank robbery, chase, bank, destiny, kidnapping, hostage, robbery, female protagonist, vengeance, betrayal, brutality, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, year 1993
Place:
atlanta georgia, usa, new jersey, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
gangster, on the run, violent content, disorder, rivalry, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, chases and races, love and romance, gang, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A gang of career criminals plots the robbery of an armored car company's headquarters. Although the robbery itself goes off as planned, it's not long before the gang members are fighting among themselves over everybody's share of the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
heist, armored car, armored car robbery, voice over narration, prison sentence, caper, jail, parole, street crime, master criminal, gangster, escape ...
Time:
1950s, year 1961, 50s
Place:
boston
Similarity:
53%
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, retro, cynical, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
bartender, gangster, betrayal, contract killer, masked robber, criminal, heist, robbery, hustler, mafia, bank robbery, traitor ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new england, usa
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two British conmen in Chicago are mistaken for hired hitmen by mobsters wanting to rub out a rival gangster. Keen to make a fast buck, they pretend they are the hitmen but soon find they get more than they bargained for when the real ones turn up.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nothing goes right, hidden identity, fall in love, mistaken identity, heist, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, dishonesty, cons and scams, rivalry, criminal heroes, hitman ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes up with an idea - rob a bank. They certainly could use the money if they get away with it and if they ...
Style:
light, realistic, touching, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot:
heist, senior citizen, bank robbery, robbery, caper, aging, elderly, bank, bittersweet, bank robber, twin towers, hidden treasure ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa, new york state, new york
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. ...
Style:
touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
graduation, financial problem, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, friendship, unlikely criminals, youth, buddies, high school, cons and scams, high school life, teenage life ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
safecracker, heist, crime wave, swing, disorder, cons and scams, intrigue, buddies, rivalry, gang, master and servant, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Similarity:
50%
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, bank, crime gone awry, on the run, unlikely criminals, master criminal, betrayal, chase, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.
Style:
hilarious, realistic, semi serious, cynical, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
security system, video surveillance, robbery, caper, bank, deception, strip club, drug dealer, murder of a prostitute, surveillance camera, killer, arson ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
hamburg germany, europe, northern germany, copenhagen, germany ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The city's biggest crime lords have hatched a plan: Recruit three of the best bank robbers and hire them to go on a spree, which includes snatching a highly valued gem the bosses can claim for insurance money. Each one's working on his ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, exciting, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, criminal heroes, partner, unlikely criminals, master criminal, dishonesty, odd couple, nothing goes right, disorder, crime gone awry, heist, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts ...
Style:
poliziottesco, grindhouse, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, diamond theft, caper, robbery, criminal, carnival, twins, bank robber, professor, gang, chase, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s
Place:
brazil, rome italy, las vegas, rio de janeiro, italy ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Using the Internet and global satellites, a group of gangsters pull off the biggest bank heist in the Mafia's history.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, cosa nostra, chases and races, master criminal, crime gone awry, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal heroes, bank, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, miami
Similarity:
49%
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, italian police, prison, crime wave, acrobat, master criminal, partner, cons and scams, frame up, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
hamburg germany, vietnam
Similarity:
49%
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:
gang, organized crime, gangster, police investigation, heist, crime gone awry, twists and turns, gang war, friendship, rivalry, criminal's revenge, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
49%
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:
realistic, semi serious, exciting, humorous, stylized
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, kidnapping, train robbery, exploitation, gangster, mafia, disorder, criminal heroes, dishonesty, gang, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy, europe, naples italy
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, offbeat, witty ...
Plot:
bank, bank robbery, bank robber, robbery, humour, judiciary, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, criminal heroes, gang, chase, disorder ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
Style:
fast, realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful
Plot:
heist, stolen painting, bank robbery, ex convict, heiress, airport, con man, robbery, con artists, manuscript, caper, wealth ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
denver colorado, russia, los angeles, usa, california ...
Similarity:
48%
708
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitman. |
Style:
humorous, realistic, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
accidental killing, mafia, mob boss, female protagonist, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, mistaken identity, gangster, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa, seattle
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank Robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
Style:
humorous, offbeat, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, bank robbery, victorian england, robbery, caper, female journalist, safecracker, crime gone awry, master criminal, dishonesty, odd couple ...
Time:
year 1976, victorian era, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 ...
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, clever, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, caper, robbery, car chase, jewel theft, partner, cons and scams, frame up, mistaken identity, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 70s
Place:
london, england, europe, antwerp
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
LA cops Gould and Blake get in over their heads when they don't heed orders from above and go after a big crime boss.
Style:
detective, neo noir, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
call girl, vice squad, buddy cop, shootout, crime boss, criminal, car chase, urban, cop, explosions, chase, gangster ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
48%
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, absurd, light, cult classic ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, crime gone awry, robbery, nothing goes right, buddies, bank robber, hostage, friendship, partner, disorder, friends ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A recently released prisoner reunites his criminal colleagues to pull off one last heist.
Style:
serious, exciting, humorous, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
heist gone wrong, gang, betrayal, retiring, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, friends, robbery, career criminal, one last job, released from prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, montreal, quebec
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, erotic, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
bank robbery, nightclub, making love, clubbing, cons and scams, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, disorder, rivalry, buddies, vengeance, partner ...
Similarity:
47%
11K
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, forgery, manipulation, cons and scams, heist, plot twist, justice, caper, partner, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, argentina, california
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.
Style:
neo noir, hood, cult classic, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, art theft, murder, forgery, urban, highway, on the road, cons and scams, criminal heroes, dishonesty, misfit partners, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
boston, usa
Similarity:
47%
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, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
heist, bank robber, desert, robbery, small town, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, bank, friends, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, employee ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
47%
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