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Roofman (2025)
54K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.
Style:
dark comedy, tense, suspense, crime thriller, crying, period piece, period drama
Plot:
male star appears nude, bare chested male, toy store, male nudity, prison escape, double life, heist, ex military, fatherhood, cat and mouse, identity, moral ambiguity, anti hero, survival, loneliness, undercover, chase, isolation, ruse, redemption, single parent, army ranger, forbidden romance, obsession, urban ...
Time:
year 2002, year 2004, year 2003, contemporary
Place:
north carolina
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, tense, suspense and serious films with plots about true crime, gun, cigarette smoking, murder, death, biopic and kiss mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Roofman: Dead Man's Wire (2025), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), Crown Heights (2017), Miles Ahead (2015), Capote (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.
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hostage, kidnapping, manipulation, revenge, desperation, character study, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, negotiation, law enforcement, class conflict, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
indianapolis indiana, florida
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers per FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Style:
political, philosophical, suspenseful, disturbing, social ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
violence, politics, civil rights, betrayal, prison, murder, black history, racism, black, justice, african american, betrayal by friend ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago, nebraska, columbus ohio, hawaii, new haven connecticut
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction, prison, prison life, false accusation, friendship, sex scene, african american, husband wife relationship, lie, injustice, fighting the system ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
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touching, psychological, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot:
jazz, musician, biopic, trumpet player, historical figure, music, black, nightclub, african american, pursuit, husband wife relationship, party ...
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Place:
manhattan new york city, usa, columbus ohio, new york
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, 'In Cold Blood'.
Style:
sexy, captivating, dark, dramatic, talky ...
Plot:
prison, writers, lgbtq, literature, biopic, murder, moral dilemma, murderer, journalism, investigation, manipulation, eccentricity ...
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60s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2005 ...
Place:
kansas, new york, new orleans, europe, spain ...
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Duration: 209 min.
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A mob hit man recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
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Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, labor union, italian mafia, gangster, killer as protagonist, high society, old man, mob hit, arrest, prison, hitman ...
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year 2019, 20th century, 1940s, year 1960, 70s ...
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, chicago, ireland, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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An escaped con goes after a drug-dealing killer.
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suspense, crime thriller, dark, tense, noir ...
Plot:
revenge, payback, anti hero, drug dealer, con artists, criminal underworld, escaped prisoner, betrayal, pursuit, survival, chase, urban ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania University, Lipka comes up with the idea to steal the rarest and most valuable books from the ...
Style:
slang, cynical, realistic, suspense, talky ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
disguise, heist, library, university, robbery, book, caper, travel, buddies, storytelling, planning, greed ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s
Place:
new york, kentucky, pennsylvania
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their ...
Style:
neo noir, black and white, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, true crime, execution, serial killer, home invasion, trial, killer, death sentence, death row, u.s. mexico border, cell mate, murder of family ...
Time:
50s, year 1967, year 1965, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
kansas, kansas city, america, usa, las vegas ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, crime thriller, factual, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
bank robber, bank robbery, mafia, gunfight, criminal, robbery, group of criminals, heist, criminal heroes, great depression, gang, manhunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1933, year 2009, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
indiana, chicago, tucson arizona, illinois, arizona ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, losing-it hero, obsession, social misfits, mentally unstable, killer, lifestyle, serial killer, biopic, assassination, alone, rock ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of teenager James Burns who goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. He turns his life around in prison thanks to the unexpected friendship he forms with a convicted ...
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, crime drama, crying ...
Plot:
prison, mentor, friendship, prison life, criminal, confined, teaching the ways of the world, jail, gang, drug, anger, lawyer ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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realistic, serious, talky, tense, political ...
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prison, serial killer, lawyer, politician, cruelty, judge, family relations, trial, civil rights, friendship, social activist, notoriety ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 2000, year 1982, future, year 2010 ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, connecticut, maryland, philadelphia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, african american, urban ghetto life, music, biopic, rising to stardom, musician, fame, success, ghetto, female singer, sacrifice ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, los angeles, brooklyn new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, talky, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, gang, prison gang, violence, sexual abuse, gay rape, homosexual rape, racism, prison life, visceral, jail, mafia ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 70s, 50s, 1950s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA, Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages ...
Style:
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Plot:
stockholm syndrome, bank robber, hostage, bank, bank vault, criminal, negotiation, criminal as protagonist, hostage situation, bank robbery, lovers, ransom ...
Time:
year 1973, 90s, 70s
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The protagonist is Carmen X, a female member of a terrorist gang. She asks her uncle Jean, a washed-up film director if she can borrow his beachside house to make a film with some friends, but they are in fact planning to rob a bank. During the ...
Style:
experimental, erotic, art house, psychedelic, contemplative ...
Plot:
erotica, sex, male nudity, male pubic hair, female pubic hair, kidnapping, terrorism, bank, eroticism, gang, nudity, coitus ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, france, paris france
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39%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, inspirational, touching, sad ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
legal, lawyer, courtroom drama, fighting the system, trial, prison, injustice, false accusation, hopes, court, strong female character, freedom ...
Time:
year 1995, year 2001, year 1989, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
massachusetts, rhode island, usa, boston
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, humorous, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bank robber, prison, old man, bank, heist, widow, pursuit, criminal, investigation, lie, chase, secret ...
Time:
year 1960, year 1936, year 1979, year 1952, year 1962 ...
Place:
usa, dallas texas, texas, columbus ohio, montana ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, suspense, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, gangster, older woman younger man, obsession, murderous pair, femme fatale, hitman, attempted murder, cons and scams, chase ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1949, year 1951 ...
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
cult classic, intense, entertaining, bad ending, serious ...
Plot:
gang, street gang, prison gang, drug abuse, prison, gangster, destiny, male nudity, jail, ghetto, violence spree, drug addiction ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, ecuador, south america, usa ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, black comedy, funny, sweet, offbeat ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, prison, gay relationship, gay couple, lgbt, homosexual, prison life, gays and lesbians, gay lead character, couples, hopes ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 90s, year 1998, year 2006 ...
Place:
virginia, georgia, usa, key west florida, texas ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style:
sincere, emotional, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, writers, journalism, gay, murder, obsession, biopic, friendship, writer's life, gossip and rumors, manipulation, character study ...
Time:
1950s, year 2006, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
kansas, manhattan new york city, usa, new york, mexico ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, arkansas, chicago, illinois, memphis
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
detroit, michigan
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Brazil
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, captivating, intense, factual ...
Plot:
mafia, cosa nostra, italian mafia, gangster, trial, sex, mob boss, sicilian mafia, organized crime, italian history, assassination attempt, assassination ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, year 2000, year 1992, year 1984 ...
Place:
sicily, italy, rome italy, rio de janeiro, miami ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, realistic, depressing, psychological ...
Plot:
prison, brutality, torture, injustice, lawyer, escape, prison life, prison escape, drug, drug smuggling, court, violent ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1970, year 1978, year 1975 ...
Place:
turkey, brooklyn new york city, greece, istanbul turkey, europe ...
Similarity:
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