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Paper Dogs (2009)
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Original name: Papírkutyák
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After they got imprisoned, small-time criminals Kuplung and Csumpi tell their stories to their cell-mate of how they have planned the most imperfect robbery. Their big idea was to rob the Money-liquidation Warehouse. The movie shows how they fielded a team to execute the robbing and how everything went wrong.
Style:
buddy comedy, dark comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, black humor
Plot:
friendship, heist, heist gone wrong, plan gone wrong, misadventure, prison, scheming, urban, satire, flashback, narration, police, gangster, crime scene, crime family, money, gang, robbery, jail, clumsy, obscenity, clumsiness, dark humor, flashbacks, hungarian
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out slapstick, buddy comedy, lighthearted and feel good films with plots about satire, heist, friendship, heist gone wrong, urban, scheming and mistaken identity mostly in Comedy, Crime and Family genres. Some movies like Paper Dogs: The Masked Gang: Cyprus (2008), Sumotherhood (2023), The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975), Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017), All for Two (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An incompetent gang of criminals attempt to go straight.
Style:
lighthearted, situational comedy, sitcom, buddy comedy, feel good ...
Plot:
heist gone wrong, gang, plan gone wrong, misadventure, heist, friendship, loyalty, redemption, urban, mistaken identity, satire, rehabilitation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
cyprus
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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 ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
london
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91%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a whirl of pleasures, but they are not truly happy. While Egon always has the money chained to him, Bøffen still manages to steal them. Egon ends up in ...
Style:
buddy comedy, lighthearted, retro, feel good, witty ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, train robbery, friendship, heist gone wrong, scheming, scam, jail, satire, prison escape, loyalty, road trip, revenge ...
Time:
70s
Place:
denmark, spain, copenhagen
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After three hapless souls plan a big heist, things go hysterically wrong along the way.
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, buddy comedy, light hearted, feel good ...
Plot:
heist, entertainment, heist gone wrong, misadventure, plan gone wrong, caper, friendship, money, urban, greed, police chase, satire ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This sequel to the box office hit All for One finds the previously tight-knit trio dispersed: Nikolai is on parole, while brothers Ralf and Timo are planning a heist involving the unlikely combination of unsalted butter, a strict diet and a ...
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, satirical, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
heist, money problems, criminal, satire, money, banker, theft, friendship, revenge, caper, loyalty, absurd humor ...
Time:
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Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Elias of the 16th Precinct follows three friends – Elias, Thomas and Vangelis – who face considerable financial hurdles with their debts rivalling the size of Everest. They decide the only solution is to snatch money from Vangelis’ boss, ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, buddy comedy, slapstick ...
Plot:
plan gone wrong, misadventure, impersonation, mistaken identity, friends, urban, desperation, friendship, farce, robbery, heist, cafeteria ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Den här gången är Jönssonligan verkligen illa ute. Charles-Ingvar Jönsson, "Sickan" kallad, har dragit sig tillbaka. Vanheden och Dynamit-Harry är lämnade åt sig själva. Polisen jublar förstås, men Jönssonligan avskriver man ...
Style:
light hearted, buddy comedy, adult comedy, slapstick, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, gang, mastermind, art theft, prison, conspiracy, scheming, blackmail, unhappiness, mental institution, police chase, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
buddy comedy, slapstick, lighthearted, fast paced, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
heist, caper, jewel theft, farce, misfit, urban, heist gone wrong, male friendship, scheming, lgbt, acrobat, safe ...
Place:
milan italy, rome italy
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After years on the run, Sickan reunites with Vanheden, Harry and Doris for another coup. The plan, timed to the smallest detail, is to steal a complete T-Rex skeleton from the Natural History Museum and sell it to the unscrupulous businessman Wall ...
Style:
twisted, crime drama, lighthearted, slapstick, fast paced ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, scheming, mastermind, criminal gang, escapades, con artists, wit, friendship, corrupt businessman, ruse, cat and mouse, obsession ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A raucous black comedy about a gang of Grimsby Trawler-men who carry out the heist of a lifetime.
Style:
buddy comedy, entertaining, black comedy, light, tense ...
Plot:
heist, gang, friendship, heist gone wrong, fisherman, escapades, friends, villain, money, thief, dark humor, british ...
Place:
northern england
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The three brothers, Akos, Tamas and Andras - known from the first part - try to get back their 60 million forints stolen by impostor Alex who ran away with the money and the girlfriend of the oldest brother.
Style:
lighthearted, situational comedy, sitcom, feel good, fast paced ...
Plot:
brothers, con artists, misadventure, scheming, impostor, scam, betrayal, revenge, heist, friendship, urban, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
budapest
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
5 best friends, in search of finding ways to get rich, finally find a lot of gold in the forest. Just as they think they finally did it, they get in trouble with a German godfather who kidnapped one of them since he wanted the gold. The besties ...
Style:
satirical, buddy comedy, captivating, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that is. They don't have any money, so Egon has to open a safe at a restaurant to get some. As usual, however, Egon ends up in prision. When they ...
Style:
buddy comedy, witty, light hearted, slapstick, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, friendship, caper, heist gone wrong, master criminal, scheming, plan gone awry, prison, con artists, vacation gone wrong, satire, loyalty ...
Time:
70s
Place:
spain, mallorca, switzerland
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Action, Crime
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Misc. Brigade must solve a drug traffic case, in their own way
Style:
lighthearted, buddy comedy, slapstick, crime drama, iconic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
58%
264
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Hungary
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
budapest
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A bank robbery goes completely to pot, a pair of shoplifters get both an old man and a cop behind them. It is the beginning of this zany comedy, including the guys from boy band V6.
Style:
dark comedy, feel good, satirical, semi serious, ironic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The zany adventures of two undercover Hollywood cops, Malcolm Cain and John Abel.
Style:
buddy comedy, lighthearted, fast paced, slapstick, independent film
Plot:
undercover, buddy cop, hollywood, partnership, friendship, satire, urban, double life, entertainment industry, showbiz, investigation, loyalty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. ...
Style:
lighthearted, slapstick, witty, feel good
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, revenge, plan gone wrong, art theft, satire, catacomb, social satire, working class, hunter, prison, robbery, gang of thieves ...
Time:
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Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strongbox. When he gets out of Vridslose State Prison, Kjeld and Benny have become associates of Yvonne's cousin Georg from America. He is not just ...
Style:
lighthearted, witty, buddy comedy, slapstick, period piece
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
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Style:
buddy comedy, light hearted, slapstick, feel good
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, misadventure, heist gone wrong, petty theft, satire, absurdism, class conflict, slice of life, street life, mistaken identity, moral dilemma
Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rabbit and Rongo, two dumb but kind-hearted criminals, want to help a young girl get the medical treatment she needs. Inspired by true crimes around the world, they attempt to raise money through a series of dumb plans and hopeless schemes.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, semi serious, captivating, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist gone wrong, criminal as protagonist, criminal, friendship between men, scheme, illness, lack of money, plan gone wrong, money, bandit, needing money, burglar ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, crime drama
Plot:
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Place:
china
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Vaasthu, Lancham, and Thatha stumble upon a cockroach in a cola bottle and devise a plan to profit by filing a case in the consumer court. Simultaneously, Jeevan, an egocentric local thug with political aspirations, gains momentum as his brother, ...
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, dark comedy, absurd, black comedy ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Vanheden and Dynamite-Harry are approached by Sickan's grandmother and Sickan's younger brother Sven-Ingvar. Their evil nemesis Wall-Enberg are planning to steal billions of euros of the European Union's grants to culture. The grant ...
Style:
slapstick, light hearted, fast paced, parody
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, money, attempted robbery, caper, swedish, gang, teamwork, corruption, chase, satire, rivalry, master criminal ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Tim and Dan - fellow losers from a provincial town. Studies over, they don't want to work and don't have girlfriends. On the way to a dream and hope to get everything at once guys are taken to perform the task of the local bandits.
Style:
ironic, humorous, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
affair, robbery, misfit, money, friends, twists and turns, heist gone wrong, escapades, partners in crime, stolen money, heist, crime gone awry ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Magda buys an old Mercedes to go to Paris with four strangers willing to save money on travelling together. But it turns out the car is stolen and the girl quite carefree which makes leaving Warsaw very problematic.
Style:
humorous, road movie, buddy comedy, lighthearted, satirical ...
Plot:
stealing a car, road trip, misadventure, friendship, odd couple, father son relationship, urban, social satire, mistaken identity, identity, escape, immigration ...
Time:
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Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
Style:
buddy comedy, light hearted, twisted, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot:
heist, criminal, con artists, art theft, heist gone wrong, gangster, redemption, fish out of water, mob boss, scheming, class differences, forgiveness ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
new york, london, england
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Romania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The adventures of three Romanian inept petty criminals during the 1970s.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, situational comedy, period piece, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
con artists, forgery, friendship, mistaken identity, police investigation, unhappiness, fish out of water, satire, families, heist, social commentary, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
romania, eastern europe, bucharest, europe
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