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The Stretch (2000)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
When Terry (Grantham) is sentenced to a twenty-year stretch for a murder he did not commit, his wife Sam (Dobson) discovers that his apparently respectable business life has in fact been a cover for a vast criminal empire - drugs, protection, armed robbery, he was involved in it all. After the initial shock of the discovery has passed, Sam finds herself faced with a clear problem: should she leave it all behind, forget Terry and start her life afresh, or should she take charge of the business in her husband's absence?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, noir, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
money, problem, money problems, organized crime, moral ambiguity, wrongful conviction, prison sentence, underworld, betrayal, deception, drug traffic, corruption, double life, manipulation, power struggle, family drama, rise to power, female crime boss, mafia, revenge, loyalty, urban, armed robbery, drug trafficking
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and noir films with plots about betrayal, moral ambiguity, revenge, organized crime, corruption, urban and underworld mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Stretch: Fast Charlie (2023), South Wind 2: Speed Up (2021), Finestkind (2023), MobKing (2023), Fenix (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Coming off a lengthy prison sentence, Mike White is coming home to a world changed drastically by technology and a mindset of just trying to live a normal life running his Gentlemen's club and taking care of his family.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
A dark world of well-organised drug crime is hidden behind the calm life of Brabant. Jara and Rens both come to discover that when upon return to their birth province after a long time. She wants to clear the name of her father, he wants to distance ...
Style:
psychological, crime drama, crime thriller, dark, captivating ...
Plot:
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29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A stark portrayal of the hardships faced by farmers, Mulshi Pattern tackles some of the raging issues of our times. The film lays bare the deep flaws of the system which turns the farmer into a criminal and a social outcast.
Style:
realistic, crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, land grab, social injustice, poverty, realism, corrupt system, rural area, problem, fight, money, countryside, money problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man confesses his sins and unveils the ugly truth of his life; he is killing for the same mobster that killed his father. Will Vinny Dapello follow his father's footsteps in the organized crime family? Or sacrifice his soul to save his life?
Style:
psychological, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
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413
Genre: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, crime thriller, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
corruption, undercover, organized crime, drug dealer, recruit, undercover agent, mob boss, secret mission, drug lord, covert operation, danger, power struggle ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, tense, crime thriller, crime drama, detective ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
26%
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Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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562
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, intense, tense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
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