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American Murderer (2022)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet, pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse — and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list.
Style:
crime drama, tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, suspense, tension, psychological thriller, detective, f word
Plot:
con artists, true crime, investigation, fbi, manhunt, fugitive, con man, money, embezzler, criminal, stolen money, money problems, cons and scams, con game, escape, deception, law enforcement, scheming, cat and mouse, scam, fraud, biopic, obsession, mature, greed ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
southern california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, crime drama, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about moral ambiguity, investigation, cat and mouse, urban, betrayal, criminal and law enforcement mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like American Murderer: Mosagallu (2021), Out of Exile (2022), Bluff Master (2018), The Last Rampage (2017), Tokyo Swindlers (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Arjun and Anu are fraternal twins who manage to run a scam in the US from India via a call center. With police officer Kumar hot on their heels, will they manage to escape the system?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
scam, fraud, criminal, embezzler, con game, cat and mouse, call center, con artists, twins, deception, police chase, investigation ...
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Recently paroled thief Gabriel Russell tries to balance his life and mend a troubled family as an FBI agent hunts him down, along with his crew after a botched armored car robbery.
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captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A young lad turns a conman after losing his parents at a young age. Money is his only priority in life and he tricks the greedy and gullible lot to make sure his monetary needs are met. However, things go awry when he gets caught by a gang of ...
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Plot:
con artists, heist, criminal gang, gang, scam, deception, stolen money, fraud, cons and scams, criminal, bandit, money problems ...
Place:
india
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68%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The true story of the infamous prison break of Gary Tison and Randy Greenwalt from the Arizona State prison in Florence, in the summer of 1978.
Style:
serious, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
escape, prison break, escaped prisoner, true crime, runaway, serial killer, fleeing, jail, criminal, law enforcement, biopic, manhunt ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A series of unprecedented crimes committed by a cunning group of land scammers who use real estate sales as bait to steal large sums of money.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, crime drama, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
fraud, con artists, organized crime, money, criminal, deception, scheming, escapades, gang, cons and scams, bandit, criminal gang ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
TV show
Story:
The scam of the century, which occurred in France and Europe between 2008 and 2009. Billions gone up in smoke on the new financial market of "carbon quotas" invented to fight against global warming. The association of Belleville crooks ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
fraud, investigation, true crime, scam, greed, deception, con artists, cons and scams, money, corporate crime, merchant, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping arrest in Prague, Czech mobster Radim "Kácko" Kraviec flees first to Seychelles and then to South Africa where he continues with his criminal endeavours. However, his illicit activities cannot go unnoticed forever.
Style:
crime drama, tense, dark, suspenseful, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, criminal underworld, escape, crime boss, fugitive, violence, power struggle, investigation, moral ambiguity, corruption, outlaw ...
Time:
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Place:
south africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, crime thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
danger, rivalry, life turned upside down, dishonesty, going straight, on the run, robbery, stolen money, greed, corruption, betrayal, criminal underworld ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
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568
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Crime drama based on the real-life story of US gangster John Dillinger, who was hunted by the FBI after a string of armed bank robberies during the Great Depression. When Dillinger's attacks on banks threaten to make him a dangerous folk hero, ...
Style:
crime drama, period piece, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
fbi, gangster, bank robbery, biopic, great depression, anti hero, outlaw, manhunt, law enforcement, violence, escape, folk hero ...
Time:
1930s
Similarity:
51%
379
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A group of professional con artists scam poor, unsuspecting citizens with fraudulent bank loans. The scams go well for a while, but then they begin to distrust each other.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Plot:
deception, con artists, heist, bank, scam, fraud, credit card fraud, criminal, gang, robbery, stolen money, burglar ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, female protagonist, trauma, law enforcement, investigator, police procedural, threat, obsession, confrontation, cat and mouse, stalking, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An unmitigated and sexy conman targets his next mark, the widowed Monique, for his latest swindle. But his routine scam hits a snag when suspicion mounts and his scheme quickly escalate into desperation, betrayal and murder.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The Film is based on the infamous 'Charlie Murder Case' in the Indian State of Kerala where the main culprit Sukumara Kurup has been on the run for decades and is still not been caught. The story revolves around the perspective of Sukumara ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating
Plot:
murder, criminal, fleeing, greedy man, runaway, murderer, greed, bandit, fugitive, insurance, police, insurance fraud ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In 2007, when NBA referee Tim Donaghy got caught betting on games he worked, he said two men associated with the Gambino crime family - a bookie named Baba Battista and a drug dealer named Tommy Martino - threatened to kill his family if he ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, realistic, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
basketball, scandal, bet, organized crime, corruption, basketball coach, bookies, con artists, basketball player, problem, caper, criminal ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After their bank heist goes wrong, a desperate criminal, his out-of-control brother, and their motley crew of ex-marines must escape New Orleans, United States.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
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44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, organized crime, master criminal, bank clerk, mastermind, bank, theft, bank robber, robbery, burglar, stealing money ...
Time:
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596
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After young policewoman Gina Pulasky succeeds in handling a domestic fight particularly well, she's added to a small team of detectives assigned to a case of gruesome child killings. She proves herself to be a worthwhile reinforcement by ...
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jack just lost his P.I. license and his life is on a downward spiral. He decides to steal a cash briefcase from the local gangsters. He hides in a strip joint owned by a local mob legend Jimmie D and pays a stripper to help him escape. The gangsters ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, crime drama ...
Plot:
gangster, stripper, law enforcement, criminal heroes, murder, henchman, deception, strip club, mobster, organized crime, heist, private investigator ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called the "Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century," the robbers took 22 precious gems, ...
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful, dramatic, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, jewel thief, jewel theft, diamond theft, true crime, moral ambiguity, greed, reconnaissance, urban, mastermind, cat and mouse, museum ...
Time:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, twisted, crime drama, detective, crime thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south korea, busan, seoul
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Montgomery plays serial killer, churchgoer, and grandmother Blanch Taylor Moore in this, one of her last films before her untimely passing. Childhood memories of her womanizing and abusive father fill Moore with a hidden rage towards all ...
Style:
crime drama, sinister, dark, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, female killer, deception, murder mystery, biopic, manipulation, small town, moral ambiguity, golddigger, greed, black widow ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a New York City actor loses everything to an internet scam based in South Africa, his two best friends take him to Cape Town to track down the scammer. With the help of a charismatic local, their search begins promisingly, leading them into ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
found footage, danger, criminal, hostage, scam, cons and scams, dishonesty, friend, money, friendship, revenge, fraud ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa, new york, cape town south africa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When a criminal imprisoned by detectives Ron Fugate and Morris Brinson is released and puts a hit out on them, both their partnership and their very existence quickly begins to decay... Who will survive, and at what cost?
Style:
detective, dark, noir, psychological, crime thriller ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, law enforcement, revenge, murder, violence, corruption, investigation, criminal underworld, cat and mouse, partnership, hitman, vengeance ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own ...
Style:
tension, crime drama, suspense, detective, twisted ...
Plot:
heist, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, ethical dilemma, anti hero, chase, redemption, urban, partners in crime, mature, betrayal, identity ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Detective Katrine Ries Jensen and legal psychiatrist Thomas Schaeffer form a special unit at the Copenhagen Police investigating serial killings. A case from Schaeffer’s past crops up. As a young psychologist, he held back from sending a patient, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, mentally unstable, homicidal maniac, police officer, manhunt, serial killer, soldier, murder mystery, police procedural, mind game, violent ...
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
adult, teen drama
Plot:
manipulation, investigation, murder, fugitive, mind game, true crime, femme fatale, double murder, convict, uncover truth, dangerous attraction, murder mystery ...
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, manhunt, stalking, master criminal, police investigation, psychopath, mind game, danger, law enforcement, special agent, true crime, church ...
Place:
usa, kansas
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The true story of John Hawkins as featured on America's Most Wanted.
Style:
suspenseful, tension, dark, psychological
Plot:
murder, true crime, insurance fraud, serial killer, scam, male homosexuality, investigation, deception, fraud, manipulation, manhunt, biopic ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
31%
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