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Schemers (2020)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Set in late-1970s Dundee, Schemers is based on writer-producer David McLean’s early years in the music business. After a run in with a local gangster, a fledgling promoter and his two friends raise their ambitions to booking major bands in order to escape their debt.
Style:
period piece, tense, dark comedy, humorous
Plot:
scheming, friendship, debt, daydreamer, music industry, ambition, underdog, hustler, rock concert, personal growth, showbiz, working class, coming of age, youth culture, streetwise, entrepreneurship, community, nostalgia, young adult, gangster, council estate, garage band
Time:
70s
Place:
scotland
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Most similar movies to Schemers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period piece, captivating, independent film and humorous films with plots about friendship, coming of age, ambition, working class, urban, slice of life and small town mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like Schemers: Sumotherhood (2023), Scott and Sid (2021), The Class Of Miss MacMichael (1978), Tuesday (2001), Dan Dream (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Riko and Kane have got it all: big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any worse? Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, buddy comedy, dark comedy ...
Plot:
bank robbery, heist gone wrong, heist, problem, burglar, robbery, theft, urban, misadventure, friendship, streetwise, youth culture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
From their first encounter as teenagers in high school, Scott and Sid seem unlikely friends. Scott is a shambolic dreamer, intent on carving out his own path in life and holding up a metaphorical middle finger to anyone who tries to stop him. He is ...
Style:
inspirational, sad, heartfelt, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, best friend, friendship, teenager, ambition, youth, aspiration, underdog, working class, small town, british, loyalty ...
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A dedicated teacher (Glenda Jackson) tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative school.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, independent film, inspirational ...
Plot:
teacher, school, female protagonist, education, juvenile delinquency, teacher student relationship, mentor, social issues, discipline, redemption, social realism, working class ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
london
Similarity:
69%
318
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In "Monday" Maniek and Dawid got hold of some dirty money. In "Tuesday" they invest them in a strip club.
Style:
satirical, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, striptease, seductress, silly humor, sexual humor, stripper, seduction, humour, sexual content, strip club, nightlife, black market ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Denmark
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A small group of eccentric pioneers join forces, in order to do the impossible and create world history in the early 1980s of Denmark
Style:
sentimental, captivating, touching, tense, inspirational ...
Plot:
inventor, scientist, prison, infidelity, prison escape, innovation, teamwork, ambition, invention, friendship, perseverance, engineering ...
Time:
80s
Place:
denmark, scandinavia
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A boy, a girl, and the worst football team in Britain. You can't choose who you're going to fall in love with.
Style:
captivating, funny, satirical, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, soccer, football, coming of age, underdog, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, lifestyle, football player, heartwarming, nostalgia, personal growth ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A pretentious underground filmmaker struggles with his masterpiece while a scuzzy punkoid chick tries to keep her band from fading into obscurity.
Style:
postmodern, experimental, black and white
Plot:
coming of age, underground, punk, aspiration, creative block, filmmaking, ambition, obsession, outsider, subculture, punk rock, counterculture ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Del and his friends agree to take part in a robbery with a boy fresh from the borstal. When Del falls in love with Irene they decide to run away from their nagging parents - and the law.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, period piece, offbeat, neorealism ...
Plot:
kitchen sink realism, skinhead, youth, social realism, working class, street life, juvenile delinquency, family conflict, gang, desperation, coming of age, outsider ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
london
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.
Style:
crime drama, period piece, independent film, historical drama, atmospheric ...
Plot:
blaxploitation, great depression, poverty, depression era, working class, illegal gambling, social commentary, african american, survival, realism, moral ambiguity, segregation ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
arkansas
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in the popular Austin scene with a backdrop of the sites and live sounds of the city, Funemployment explores the burn out culture many post grads experience as they navigate the startup world. Torn between making money and following their ...
Style:
romantic comedy, humorous, independent film
Plot:
startup, entrepreneurship, friendship, young adult, burnout, self discovery, millennial, layoff, identity crisis, ambition, ambitious woman, debt ...
Place:
austin texas
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Nee Dhaarey Nee Katha explores the theme of perseverance, through the lens of music. The film moves through seemingly lighthearted instances and conversations in engaging with the message of pursuing what makes one fulfilled.
Style:
emotional, feel good
Plot:
determination, resilience, perseverance, musician, ambition, personal growth, self discovery, inspiration, hopes, friendship, underdog, young adult ...
Similarity:
52%
442
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jack, Steve and Goat are East-End Spivs. They spend their time wheeling and dealing wherever and whenever they can. It's not until Jack and the others get involved with a guy called Villa, and they are landed with a big payday they have been ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
friends, buddies, criminal heroes, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, crime gone awry, con artists, streetwise, moral dilemma, working class, urban ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
From award winning director Naeem Mahmood, comes Brash Young Turks, a bold debut feature telling a fast paced struggle of love, crime and power, against all odds.
Style:
stylized, crime drama, fast paced, independent film, flashy
Plot:
youth, ambition, coming of age, hustler, urban, streetwise, gang, youth culture, dream, power struggle, danger, greed ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story kicks off on Hartcliffe council estate in Bristol during the early 1980s. It follows Steven Knight, a working-class boy who has his motorbike stolen the day he buys it. Teaming up with his scoundrel friends he desperately tries to track it ...
Style:
thrilling, satirical, psychological, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
working class, satire, city life, lifestyle, relationships, street life, revenge, neighborhood, urban, loyalty, coming of age, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
bristol, britain
Similarity:
49%
728
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Spitteri finds himself locked up in an immigration detention centre upon his return to Australia. With old enemies on his tail and a target on his back, he navigates a series of comedic misadventures, sharing with his fellow detainees the meaning of ...
Style:
dark comedy, buddy comedy, satirical, multicultural, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
reformatory, friendship, underdog, community, heartwarming, ex convict, social commentary, identity, fish out of water, survival, redemption, forgiveness ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Four friends, with a bittersweet history, get drunk and embark on a journey to Goa. On the trip, they lose an expensive ring which threatens to derail one of their engagement. They end up confronting one another and their own fears, as they enroll ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie ...
Plot:
friendship, road trip, travel, ambition, friends, dream, best friend, escapades, group of friends, follow your dream, daydreamer, satire ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With the intention of building a future in show business, Paco and Lisa flee to Barcelona in a stolen car. After unsuccessfully looking for work, The two youngsters will be immersed in crime
Style:
crime drama, tense, period piece, noir, ambiguous ending
Plot:
stealing a car, realism, frustration, working class, poverty, desperation, escape, survival, nightlife, coming of age, moral ambiguity, loss of innocence ...
Time:
60s
Place:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact. After quitting his job at Laimsbury's, Kay vows to become a respected gangster... or cry trying. A ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
urban, coming of age, white trash, city life, youth, society, ambition, lifestyle, misfit, ghetto, hip hop, black ...
Time:
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Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Taylor Starks and his co-workers, all aspiring actors, toil in a Los Angeles restaurant while "waiting" for their big break.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ambition, restaurant, follow your dream, actor, dream, disgruntled worker, aspiration, showbiz, friendship, realism, character study, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An idealist young dancer named Zoe tackles the difficult issue of resurrecting disco dancing in today’s music business. She meets hostility beyond resistance on every dance floor where she spins and twirls. Fortunately, she has at least one ally, ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating, light, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
rivalry, nightclub, dance, dancehall girl, artists and showbiz, dancer's life, ambition, couples, uninhibited rivalry, dancing, disco, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Shiva is a tea seller from a small town who wants to achieve big in life. Starts VCR Cassette conversation Business in Kurnool. With the support of Ravi, his friend. Their lives are frightening.
Style:
inspirational, tension
Plot:
struggle, aspiration, small town, ambition, determination, supportive friend, perseverance, entrepreneurship, personal growth, small business, hopes, village life ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies
Style:
period piece, black and white, heartfelt, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
small town, father son relationship, nostalgia, road trip, bittersweet, community, ambition, entrepreneurship, outback, intimate, projectionist, pianist ...
Time:
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Place:
australia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Stony Island gives you a priceless look back at Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, at a time when very few films were made in within the city at all — and features a legion of legendary Chicago players (Gene Barge, Phil Upchurch, Larry ...
Style:
independent film, retro, period piece, soulful
Plot:
jazz, friendship, ambition, community, urban, struggle, soul, perseverance, determination, blues, recording studio, coming of age ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Poland in the 80’s was a country ruled by crisis and a sense of hopelessness. Only few knew how to turn crisis into a business. It was a golden time for them. How did they know what would bring them money? How did they operate in a country where ...
Style:
bleak, historical drama, tense, period piece, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
economic crisis, social commentary, moral ambiguity, black market, communism, ambition, corruption, greed, smuggling, scheming, police surveillance, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the Bezonians social club in North London, A group of down and outs scheme, plot and dream of becoming rich and breaking out of the monotony of their dreary and financially impotent lives.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, comedy drama, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, criminal underworld, gambler, money, gambling, money problems, crime boss, scheming, working class, poverty, social realism, city life ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines, Netherlands, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A story about three children struggling in a depressed neighborhood with their means of survival arriving from the package given to them by their parents who works abroad.
Style:
realistic, neorealism, melancholic, sentimental
Plot:
poverty, coming of age, social realism, survival, working class, friendship, childhood, loss of innocence, desperation, emigration, diaspora, community ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Avelino Lechuga is an actor who tries to earn his living as a clown at children parties. He meets a promising child singer named Paquito and decides to turn him into a music star.
Style:
realistic, independent film, melancholic, tense, humorous ...
Plot:
clown, satire, showbiz, music industry, ambition, character study, struggle, bittersweet, aspiration, slice of life, poverty, exploitation ...
Similarity:
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356
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Three Englishmen working as waiters on a cruise ship in 1927 are given a chance to work for the Al Capone gang.
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, al capone, crime family, mobster, gang, criminal gang, bandit, crime boss, outlaw gang, street gang ...
Time:
1920s
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Just out of their studies, Félix and Vincent are two young broken hands from the Atlantic coast who are struggling to find their place in the world of work... and in life in general. The two friends decide to clandestinely transform a small ...
Style:
buddy comedy, independent film, tension, crime drama, light hearted ...
Plot:
friendship, holiday, young adult, coming of age, working class, small business, youth culture, slice of life, personal growth, unemployment, moral ambiguity, unhappiness ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
One week in the life of Branimir Mitrovic "Floyd", a young rally driver from the National Class (up to 785 ccm), dreaming of promotion to the higher category. He lives a carefree life of a Belgrade dandy boy, neglecting his girlfriend, ...
Style:
tension, period piece, retro
Plot:
auto racing, rally, competition, ambition, dream, determination, motor sport, rivalry, underdog, escape, youth culture, male protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
former yugoslavia, belgrade, balkan, serbia
Similarity:
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