Movies like Boys Don't Cry 2000
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Boys Don't Cry (2000)
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Original name: Chłopaki nie płaczą
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
One of the best Polish comedies of the late 1990's, "Boys Don't Cry" is a satirical look at the gangsters of Poland and some teens who accidentally get involved with them.
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, sad, independent film, realistic, stylized
Plot:
gangster, friends, nothing goes right, goofy hero, buddies, prostitute, father son relationship, violinist, polish, hitman, marijuana, male virgin, stoner, male female relationship, ex girlfriend, mob boss, suitcase of money, coming of age, criminal gang, friendship, best friend, disorder, redemption, gang, sweater ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, poland
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Most similar movies to Boys Don't Cry
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and witty films with plots about disorder, friends, partner, buddies, gangster, friendship and nothing goes right mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Boys Don't Cry: Coyote's Morning (2001), Deja vu (1990), Killer (1997), Hit the Bank (1981), Grilled (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, slapstick comedy
Plot:
true love, gay rape, gangster, love affair, life is a bitch, unlikely couple, artists and showbiz, couples, down on your luck, outdoor sex, sexual attraction, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, poland, central europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, History
Country: Poland, Soviet Union
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The Prohibition years. Chicago bootleggers suffer losses due to their betrayal by one Mick Nich - Mikita Nichiporuk. The mob decides to execute the traitor, who escaped to Odessa, USSR, and organized his own bootleg business there. The hitman, ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
perestroika, hitman, polish, interwar period, summer, chase, gangster, fish out of water, culture clash, totalitarianism, disorder, hidden identity ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
russia, ussr, poland, chicago, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs "Killer" for a few more jobs.
Style:
dark comedy, exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
hitman, renaissance, mistaken identity, serial killer, mafia, contract killer, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, danger, taxi, disorder, polish ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, suspense, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, polish, vengeance, betrayal, thief, one last job, friends, criminal heroes, caper, revenge, theft, city ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two meat salesmen (Romano, James) will stop at nothing to get a sale.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, feel good, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, fall in love, buddies, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, hitman, disorder, farce, workplace situations, friendship, cooking and food, food ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Colin Frampton is an Englishman who never stops worrying, not even on holiday in Prague. When Colin's wife is accidentally squashed by a statue, he decides that he can't face life without her. So Colin bribes Pavel to help him die. An ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dark humor, friendship, misfit, hitman, criminal heroes, partner, gangster, disorder, goofy hero, death wish, death in the family, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, prague, central europe, czech republic
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, prisoner, escape, anti hero, partner, disorder, friends, troublemaker, buddies, nothing goes right, confined ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Four rogues, who were best friends as kids, have one big problem: they're sitting on both sides of the law. Martin is a policeman, while Nikolai, Ralf, and Timo can't distinguish between personal possessions and the possessions of others! ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
partner, friendship, buddies, disorder, cons and scams, undercover, nothing goes right, unfulfillment, police officer, escapades, rivalry, friends ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
mobster, sting operation, scam, politician, mafia, get rich quick scheme, best friend, violent content, gangster, partner, friends, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, new york
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favours to older gay men in order to subsidise their respective giros. 9 ...
Style:
witty, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, amateur detective, gay, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, dark humor, life is a bitch, buddies, nothing goes right, dishonesty, friendship ...
Place:
london, england, ireland, europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises though, when the phones develop faults. The two friends then not only have to deal with unsatisfied ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, hood, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, gangster, ghetto, justice, dishonesty, disorder, stoner, unlikely criminals, odd couple, nothing goes right, buddies, misfit ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
los angeles, north america, south central los angeles, hawaii, new orleans
Similarity:
28%
688
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster
Style:
humorous, captivating, exciting, entertaining, not serious ...
Plot:
friends, gangster, on the run, journalist, smuggling, nothing goes right, danger, save the day, love, friendship, escapades, messenger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set in a separate storyline not related to the "Trailer Park Boys" Television show, but with the same lovable characters. The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail. When the get out, they decide to pull ...
Style:
cult classic, stylized, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dark humor, buddies, disorder, robbery, society, criminal heroes, life is a bitch, misfit, social misfits, anti hero, drug dealing, marijuana ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada, tokyo, australia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
Style:
clever, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
reluctant partners, disappearance, odd couple, dishonesty, family conflict, nothing goes right, buddies, disorder, cons and scams, teenage life, crime investigation, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
france, nice france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Hollywood hopeful Tom Murphy and his posse are pinning their dreams of success on having Tom’s famous girlfriend star in their first feature. That is, until she dumps him. Now the plan is to steal a case of government-issued marijuana, return it ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, disorder, showbiz, crime gone awry, mute or deaf, couples, hollywood, buddies, stash, nothing goes right, friendship, media ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of marijuana.
Style:
semi serious, cynical, humorous, witty, realistic ...
Plot:
stoner, drug dealing, music band, prodigy, performer's life, gangster, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, unlikely criminals, celebrity culture, drug abuse, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, kentucky
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A blow out party...one trashed house, two teenage misfits, three hot girls, four dumb jocks, a hooker, a dead body and three hours to clean up the mess.
Style:
realistic, witty, humorous, not serious
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
friendship, nothing goes right, comedy of errors, mistaken identity, teenage life, prostitute, youth, homecoming, buddies, looking for sex, misfit partners, couples ...
Similarity:
26%
780
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The movie loosely follows the life of "Gangster No. 3", who doesn't like to be called a "Gangster" and really hates to be called "No. 3". But there's lots of tangents and side stories so it's hard to ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
korean gangster, hitman, gangster, partner, best friend, sexual content, strong violent content, friends, tough heroes, friendship, master criminal, gang ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good ...
Plot:
drug dealing, friends, partner, buddies, chase, chases and races, misfit partners, nothing goes right, drug abuse, disorder, silly humor, marijuana ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france, paris france
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Portugal, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. what ensues is one long, crazy night ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, cynical, biting ...
Plot:
escape, vampire, fugitives, on the run, nothing goes right, chases and races, friendship, prison, city life, urban, dark humor, disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are about to get out of jail, and this time, Julian vows to go straight, even open a legit business. Soon the Boys will all be rich. At least that's what they've told the parole board. But when they arrive back at ...
Style:
stylized, semi serious, humorous, mockumentary, light ...
Plot:
heist, marijuana, buddies, drinking, police investigation, friends, prison, white trash, disorder, criminal heroes, society, nothing goes right ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, nova scotia, tokyo
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Style:
buddy comedy, semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, nothing goes right, hitman, gambling, gangster, buddies, frame up, criminal heroes, goofy hero, dishonesty, cons and scams, siblings relations ...
Time:
80s
Place:
atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Mahmut, the son of a poor Turkish greengrocer in the Netherlands, dreams of escaping his retail fate by becoming a rapper. But things change radically when he and his best friend Apo find out that a dangerous Turkish gang is extorting money from ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, captivating, light, realistic
Plot:
immigrant, gangster, undercover, gang, working undercover, fighting crime, buddies, musician's life, society, hip hop, rapper, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This is the funny story about two warring Mafia gangs in New York. The weaker gang use incredibly a lion to blackmail the opposite gang's "clients". The police succeeds to stop one of the gang, while the other remain without the Boss.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, slapstick
Plot:
mafia, gangster, gang, silly humor, hitman, disorder, assassination attempt, criminal heroes, goofy hero, lion, gang war, police ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
25%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Stefan and Kai have good going business, self-grown cannabis screened as pizza delivering service. For now they only have to deal with plant-louses.
Style:
humorous, light, funny, witty, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
drug dealing, stoner, undercover cop, marijuana, weed, friendship, male male relationship, adolescence, loneliness, drug, undercover agent, small town life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe, tokyo
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Iceland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Since his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During his quest, he becomes involved in the conflict between Moli, the liquor smuggler, and Aggi, a night ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
gangster, nothing goes right, gang, disorder, rock, missing person, farce, remote control, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, hustler, twenty something ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iceland, europe, reykjavik iceland
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognize George as the missing millionaire ...
Style:
black comedy, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
beer, sanitarium, con man, hustler, manipulation, partner, femme fatale, nothing goes right, misfit, odd couple, forgery, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, beverly hills, california
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two fun-loving carnival workers take a vacation with the hope of finding plenty of sex and drugs. Their "quest" is fulfilled when they encounter a dope-peddler and two exotic nightclub dancers.
Style:
road movie, semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
stoner, woman with a gun, heist, on the road, partner, looking for sex, friends, disorder, drug dealing, nothing goes right, buddies, womanizer ...
Time:
70s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's ...
Style:
brutal, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, organized crime, gangster, police investigation, heist, crime gone awry, twists and turns, gang war, friendship, rivalry, criminal's revenge, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher (Michael Caine) is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives, Fletcher finds that the bank, acquired by his ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous
Plot:
finance, bank, silver, hotel, dishonesty, criminal heroes, betrayal, femme fatale, hidden identity, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, forgery ...
Time:
70s
Place:
switzerland, europe
Similarity:
25%
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