Movies like The Trap 2022
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The Trap (2022)
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Original name: La Trampa
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Uncle and nephew try to recover their lands from a corrupt casino owner. A farmer is pressured to pay his gambling son's huge debt. Both problems have the same source, and will come together.
Style:
tense, crime drama, noir
Plot:
uncle nephew relationship, family conflict, land dispute, corruption, small town, corrupt businessman, gambling debt, revenge, desperation, moral dilemma, hostile takeover, social commentary, ethical dilemma, poverty, nepotism, legal battle, hacker, gambling, poker, farmer, bartender, mansion, swimming pool, father son relationship, mob boss ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, noir and fast paced films with plots about revenge, corruption, moral ambiguity, betrayal, urban, satire and small town mostly in Action, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like The Trap: Vey Dharuvey (2024), Medellin (2023), Purgatory Blues (2001), First Round Down (2016), Gangster Gangaraju (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Vey Dharuvey narrates the story of Shankar (Sai Ram Shankar), a young man from Karimnagar who relocates to Hyderabad in search of employment after facing setbacks in his engineering exams. In Hyderabad, Shankar falls for Shruti (Yasha Ravi Kumar), ...
Style:
romantic drama, tense, crime thriller, emotional, realistic
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, fast paced, noir
Plot:
rescue mission, kidnapping, organized crime, brotherhood, cartel, loyalty, moral ambiguity, desperation, gang violence, violent, revenge, heist ...
Place:
colombia
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87%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Loser drug addict Jack winds up in hell after he gets killed by Steve, who's the abusive husband of the sweet Martha. Jack strikes up a deal with the head demon known as The Principal to get out of hell and return to life: He has 72 hours to ...
Style:
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Plot:
hell, supernatural, moral ambiguity, drug addict, afterlife, demon, deal with the devil, sin, purgatory, soul selling, anti hero, guilt ...
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84%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Tim Tucker was a star forward who broke a knee and never got drafted to the NHL. After the injury, Tim left hockey and became a hitman. Ten years later he finds himself back in town to look after his brother Matthew, with a chance to set things ...
Style:
tense, satirical, disturbing, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
ex athlete, gangster, hockey, love interest, love affair, romantic relationship, social problems, in love, lifestyle, career, moll, satire ...
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Apart from wanting to win the girl he loves, Gangaraju, a good-for-nothing guy, becomes a Gangster to save his village.
Style:
emotional, heroic, entertaining, masala, romantic ...
Plot:
village, gangster, village life, small town, transformation, courage, redemption, anti hero, corruption, social justice, moral dilemma, friendship ...
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81%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two friends recall the PRL. After serving time in jail, they took up an illegal currency exchange. Cheated by partner - they decide to take revenge. Preparations take many months, but the action ends differently than it was planned.
Style:
crime drama, twisted, grim, noir, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, moral ambiguity, retribution, friendship, betrayal, low life, urban, scheming, heist, working class, social commentary, conspiracy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man's teeth crooked ghastly. Need a plan to get rich fast so he enlists the help from a limping woman and a blindfolded man. They decide to join the Mafia and help kidnap the politician's son, but things go terribly wrong when they ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, semi serious, captivating, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mafia, kidnapping, poverty, friendship, satire, gangster, friends, poor, mafioso, gang, escapades, family problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
thailand, southeast asia
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
Goparajan / Gopan, a native of Neyyattinkara and a real estate tycoon buys a large piece of land in Chittur for a construction purpose, but on his arrival, he learns that the residents are forcefully and unlawfully evicted from their properties by ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, masala, intense ...
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, fight, bandit, gang, battles, mob hit, small town, fighting crime, criminal gang, government corruption, land dispute ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A father-son duo embarks on a quest for wealth, launching a family-run restaurant. But their dreams fall off when their eatery is shut due to illegalities, leading to a series of events, yielding control of their lives to a local criminal.
Style:
realistic, tense, emotional, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
father son relationship, restaurant, small business, family drama, struggle, loss, social commentary, organized crime, power struggle, extortion, corruption, ambition ...
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Son of retired judge Suryanarayana, Lucky is a talented lawyer who will argue for anyone with money. But is he really as ‘pakka commercial’ as he seems?
Style:
disturbing, satirical, captivating, emotional, comedy drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, lawyer, family conflict, ethical dilemma, family drama, father son relationship, lifestyle, father and son, fighting the system, family problems, commercialism, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Action
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Raja, a witty and fearless young man, becomes entangled in a conflict with a corrupt industrialist while trying to protect his family, friends and the woman he loves.
Style:
action drama, tension, emotional, heroic, suspense
Plot:
wedding, friendship, family drama, conflict, love, corruption, loyalty, small town, sacrifice, moral dilemma, power struggle, bravery ...
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
An Idukki jeep driver attracts the ire of the head of a shady criminal syndicate after his friends uncover a large-scale financial scam.
Style:
crime thriller, action drama, tense, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
corruption, crime boss, criminal syndicate, friendship, conspiracy, power struggle, moral ambiguity, underdog, betrayal, revenge, investigation, vigilantism ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mark and Tony may be adopted, but they're as tight as brothers can be. They even have the same occupation: They're double-dealing hit men, one for the mob, the other for the CIA. When a scheme to embezzle money from the government ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, semi serious, tense, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, dark humor, murder, law enforcement, siblings relations, danger, gangster, dishonesty, chases and races, adoption, cia, organized crime ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, investigation, class conflict, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, slow burn, isolation, family conflict, corruption, revenge
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62%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Brash and gutsy stripper Bettina and mousy secretary Jeannie are framed for a murder they didn't commit. The radically contrasting distaff duo go on the lam in a red convertible with a half million dollars in cash in a briefcase. Various folks ...
Style:
road movie, suspense, crime drama, fast paced, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
woman with a gun, on the run, strip club, stripper, falsely accused, fugitives, female bonding, escape, chase, road trip, mistaken identity, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
assassin, conspiracy, professional killer, assassination, father son relationship, kidnapping, abduction, murderer, mission, murder, assassination plot, killer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's ...
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, crime drama, fast paced ...
Plot:
cop, revenge, lawyer, murder, arms smuggling, investigation, danger, criminal underworld, smuggling, hitman, betrayal, shootout ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Sonu, his sister, Sasha, and their friend, Akhil, live a poor lifestyle in India. While Sasha has given her heart to Akhil, he treats her as a close friend and confidant. Times get so tough, that the trio conspire to carry out robberies, and end up ...
Style:
emotional, crime thriller, twisted, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
friendship, heist, love triangle, murder, misunderstanding, sibling relationship, guilt, robbery, poverty, male protagonist, working class, betrayal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In a top secret mission to bring down a dangerous drug lord, the police recruit Hazaloum to impersonate his right hand man Adham after he is killed.
Style:
crime drama, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
police, arab, covert operation, secret mission, danger, undercover, workplace situations, police detective, detective inspector, homicide detective, police officer, workplace ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east
Similarity:
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6K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Kannan, with a past comes to Malaysia to turn over a new leaf. But when he realises that the girl he loves needs money to get out of a difficult situation, he commits a robbery that makes him the target of a fearsome gangster and the girl’s ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
corrupt cop, heist, redemption, heist gone wrong, underworld, moral ambiguity, second chance, corruption, anti hero, organized crime, gangster, desperation ...
Place:
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Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Iran
Story:
I am a crocodile, a bloody crocodile! A wounded person who has lost his whole life and has nothing to lose... but still he wants to take big risks!
Style:
grim, intense, tense, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After their fathers death, two brothers dispute the inheritance: the local movie theater known as Linterna Mújica. Their dispute may or not bring the town to its apocalypse, but it will for sure turn it upside-down.
Style:
satirical, tragicomedy, black comedy, futuristic, semi serious ...
Plot:
cinema, apocalypse, family feud, brothers, inheritance, small town, family drama, projectionist, siblings, brother vs brother, rivalry, satire ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, political thriller, masala
Plot:
betrayal, corruption, small town, revenge, male protagonist, land dispute, vigilante justice, family honor, social inequality, brotherhood, moral ambiguity, family drama ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kang-Ho is a famous cop in town because of his braveness. One day, a battered body floats on the river and Kang-Ho goes out to meet the murder suspect alone. Unlike his confidence, he gets badly beaten up, falling into a coma. His younger brother ...
Style:
captivating, tense, dark, detective
Plot:
martial arts, brothers, revenge, final showdown, problem, avenge, investigation, satire, crime solving, private investigation, brother brother relationship, uncover truth ...
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
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Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the 1990s, when Go gambling fever swept Korea, Gui-su loses everything because his father gambled obsessively until there was nothing left. Left all alone in the world, Gui-su meets a mentor and Go teacher, Il-do, and goes through vicious ...
Style:
tense, captivating, intense, dark, brutal ...
Plot:
revenge, gambling, vengeance, gambling debt, social problems, gambler, contests and competitions, money problems, vendetta, rivalry, financial problem, compulsive gambler ...
Time:
90s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An innocent, poor and hardworking man Phadindra Timsina (Bipin Karki) finds a sack full of 3 Crores Nepalese rupees stolen from a bank. He then consults with his 2 friends Jayas (Rabindra Singh Baniya) and Munna (Rabindra Jha) to make that money ...
Style:
dark comedy, tension, witty, satirical, lighthearted ...
Plot:
greed, poverty, class struggle, ethical dilemma, scheme, dark humor, morality, small town, moral ambiguity, friendship, money laundering, social commentary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
nepal
Similarity:
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Nayeem diaries is a story of Nayeem who joined the Naxalites, killed the DIG of Special Intelligence Department (SID) in Hyderabad, went to jail and lived with 100 Naxal prisoners.
Style:
tense, crime drama, political thriller, dark, bleak
Plot:
mutiny, prison life, political violence, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, social commentary, anti establishment, interrogation, revenge, political corruption, class struggle, investigation
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A lackadaisical youngster falls in love with a girl from whom he’d gotten separated at a younger age. He goes through a slew of unexpected hurdles to win her love.
Style:
humorous, feel good, romantic comedy, exciting, funny ...
Plot:
youth, love and romance, slacker, male female relationship, couple relations, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, girlfriend, love affair, couples, political satire ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Kuba is undergoing mandatory addiction therapy when he is kidnapped by his eccentric uncle – a conspiracy theorist who believes in the imminent end of the world. The uncle and his team of journalists from the "Prawda TV" channel want to ...
Style:
tension, dark comedy, satirical, suspense, black comedy ...
Plot:
conspiracy theory, uncle nephew relationship, moral dilemma, social commentary, political satire, kidnapping, ecology, village life, family conflict, satire, investigation, small town ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
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643
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Kallan Pavithran is in negotiation with God to save his great grandchild, who is the latest victim of the curse the Maker had imposed on Pavithran's successors for a theft he committed. Switch to Earth, two suspended cops Pappan and Joy are ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Plot:
satire, investigation, police, curse, cop, police officer, police station, police investigation, police detective, fight, partners against crime, police partner ...
Place:
india
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