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Gassed Up (2023)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Set during the peak of a wave of moped crimes sweeping London, 20-year-old Ash, who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant. As the crimes get bigger and the attention becomes addictive, Ash struggles to keep his head above water. Soon, he has to choose between the people he loves, and having his whole life come crashing down around him.
Style:
crime drama, tense, realistic, fast paced
Plot:
gang, youth, organized crime, urban, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, survival, violence, betrayal, poverty, loyalty, coming of age, gang violence, confrontation, peer pressure, streetwise, escalation, social commentary, nightlife, ambition, law enforcement, rehabilitation, urban decay, class conflict, young adult ...
Place:
london
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Most similar movies to Gassed Up
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, crime drama, realistic and suspense films with plots about betrayal, urban, violence, moral ambiguity, organized crime, gang and revenge mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Gassed Up: Gangs of Lagos (2023), Brash Young Turks (2015), Stone Cold Killers (2004), Street Flow 2 (2023), The Refuge (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A group of friends who each have to navigate their own destiny, growing up on the bustling streets and neighborhood of Isale Eko, Lagos.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
gang, group, street life, bandit, urban setting, criminal gang, urban ghetto, life is a bitch, urban ghetto life, city life, youth, gang violence ...
Place:
nigeria
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
From award winning director Naeem Mahmood, comes Brash Young Turks, a bold debut feature telling a fast paced struggle of love, crime and power, against all odds.
Style:
stylized, crime drama, fast paced, independent film, flashy
Plot:
youth, ambition, coming of age, hustler, urban, streetwise, gang, youth culture, dream, power struggle, danger, greed ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Four drug dealers with completely different backgrounds band together to become the most feared force in the business.
Style:
crime drama, harsh, dark, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
violence, drug dealing, survival, street life, realism, moral ambiguity, gang, betrayal, social commentary, ambition, confrontation, poverty ...
Place:
new york, dominican republic
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Struggling to overcome cycles of betrayal, revenge and violence, the Traoré brothers continue to fight for a brighter future in a seedy Paris suburb.
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, criminal, street life, gang violence, violence, brotherhood, brother brother relationship, brothers, life is a bitch, social problems, moral ambiguity, social commentary ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A getaway driver finds himself in harm's way when he gets caught up in a job involving casino heist money leading to a debt over his head.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, noir, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
underworld, bandit, heist, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, betrayal, isolation, escape, survival, violence, anti hero, chase ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
59%
126
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows Cato, a hip-hop artist who just when his career is about to take off, gets into trouble with the law and a violet organized network of Argentine soccer hooligans.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, dark ...
Plot:
hip hop, gang, youth, aspiring singer, artist, troubled youth, juvenile delinquency, rebellious youth, musician, criminal, social problems, hooliganism ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Times are tough for Jez .and his motley crew of car mechanics, scraping a dishonest living in a small town on the Essex coast. So when they hear on the grapevine that a million pounds in cash is being transported across town, Jez plans an elaborate ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, tension, realistic ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, gang, organized crime, criminal underworld, street crime, danger, working class, fleeing, small town, risk, blue collar ...
Similarity:
52%
562
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bruno has lost his medical license and is now practicing illegally, no questions asked. His interest is aroused when a lawyer offers to have him treat a leukemia-stricken mafioso. This not only gets him caught between rival gangs, but also puts his ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, tension, medical drama, dark ...
Plot:
organized crime, underworld, gang, moral ambiguity, criminal underworld, moral dilemma, desperation, leukemia, betrayal, corruption, urban, mafioso ...
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Pamma is an ambitious youngster from Punjab who wants to go abroad. But this one dream turns his life around as he becomes caught in dangerous situations. Will Pamma be able to make it out of the jungles of Mexico?
Style:
crime drama, tense, realistic, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
punjabi, immigration, journey, danger, risk, human trafficking, violence, social commentary, desperation, ambition, escape, organized crime ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Left by his wife, a jobless youngster joins his school-time friends in carrying out small-time robberies and eventually a bank heist destined to bring chaos.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, bank robbery, friendship, friends, violence, bandit, fight, burglar, heist gone wrong, bank robber, escapades ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Pizza King is a fast-food joint where a group of young second-generation immigrants hang out, pass the time of day and swap stories. Junes is the one guy with his head screwed on correctly but he finds it difficult to get out of the gang. His friend ...
Style:
tense, realistic, intense, noir
Plot:
organized crime, gang, drug traffic, coming of age, pizza, friendship, violence, betrayal, underworld, urban, cannabis, loyalty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
copenhagen, denmark
Similarity:
43%
182
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Superstar bouncer Steve Donovan is pulled back into the world of gang violence when he accepts the role of door protector at an upmarket club in Manchester.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, tension, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
danger, violence, gang violence, bouncer, organized crime, mob boss, security, urban, showdown, power struggle, criminal underworld, male protagonist ...
Time:
80s
Place:
manchester, london
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Ajay's world comes crashing down due to debt, he finds himself in a desperate situation after his girlfriend is kidnapped by loan sharks. Short on time, needing the cash, the story follows this man on his maddening hunt for money.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
money, desperation, debt, kidnapping, moral dilemma, urban, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, survival, anti hero, betrayal ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Saike, Kazuki, and Takeo were abused by their respective parents and did not go to school. They stayed together at a youth detention center. To survive, these three young men commit robbery and burglary against criminal groups. (AsianWiki)
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
robbery, gang, juvenile detention, juvenile delinquency, criminal gang, friends, street gang, teenager, bandit, gang war, criminal, organized crime ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
When a dedicated rescue worker inadvertently gets caught up in the kidnapping plot of a mogul's tween daughter, he must save her from the clutches of rival gangs hunting them down with unpredictable dangers around every corner.
Style:
action thriller, suspense, tension, intense, fast paced ...
Plot:
kidnapping, child in peril, chase, organized crime, hostage, underworld, danger, rescue, gang, corruption, survival, violent ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand, southeast asia
Similarity:
41%
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:
21st century
Place:
south africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
40%
681
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
crime boss, criminal gang, organized crime, criminal, undercover, problem, working undercover, gang war, sting operation, bandit, police officer, outlaw gang ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Nenad, Maras his little brother, wants to follow the ilegal footsteps of his brother and now Maras and Baca have to free him from the clutches of the bad guys.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, underworld, gang, breaking the law, crime boss, bandit, money problems, criminal underworld, criminal gang, money, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
balkan
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After being busted for drug possession, Aiden, a troubled teenager, is forced by the cops to go undercover and risk his life to bring down a dangerous drug kingpin.
Style:
tense, crime drama, crime thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
drug traffic, undercover, drug lord, illegal drugs, teenager, criminal underworld, gang, undercover agent, outlaw gang, working undercover, bandit, criminal ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, crime drama, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, gangster, criminal's revenge, rivalry, dishonesty, underworld, violence, human trafficking, mature, danger, murder, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A tough-as-nails burglary crew from the streets, a Cuban cartel, heavy into voodoo, ruthless Albanian gangsters, and a blood diamond deal that erupts into all out violence. This throws the criminal underworld into chaos. Double-crosses and brazen ...
Style:
crime thriller, brutal, dark, tense, rough ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, organized crime, urban, voodoo, gangster, gang violence, violence, city, heist, betrayal, drug cartel, revenge ...
Similarity:
36%
256
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Four brothers Ibra, Elzan, Amar, and Ical attempting to collect money for their father's medical bills. Always in stalemate, the brothers eventually took a very reckless decision.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
brothers, money, gang, desperation, family drama, brotherhood, bandit, sick father, money problems, brother, criminal gang, brother brother relationship ...
Similarity:
35%
673
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, gang, moral dilemma, breakup, nightclub, rivalry, danger, love and romance, murder, sacrifice, loyalty, underworld ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The suburb that is a society in a society, a place where young guys do anything for respect. A place where criminality and violence is a part of life. The movie is about Malik, a guy without family and land of origin, and who has made crime and ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, tension, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
gang, violence, survival, youth, respect, urban, social commentary, moral ambiguity, desperation, male protagonist, alienation, poverty ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
34%
2K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The story of the Indian immigrant community in Detroit, where a garage mechanic gets unwillingly involved in the criminal world as a getaway driver.
Style:
crime drama, tense, intercultural, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
organized crime, underworld, redemption, moral ambiguity, friendship, identity, second chance, violence, outsider, working class, gang, urban decay ...
Place:
detroit
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A highly-gifted student sees an opportunity to escape her roots by helping wealthy classmates cheat on key exams, but at great risk to her future.
Style:
suspense, tense
Audience:
teens
Plot:
school, student, high school, moral dilemma, social class, ethical dilemma, risk, corruption, ambition, class conflict, scheming, urban ...
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Insaat, 2003 directed by Ömer Vargi to undertake the construction of film.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, semi serious, crime drama ...
Plot:
turk, workplace situations, construction worker, workplace, satire, civil engineer, coworker, blue collar, social realism, urban, betrayal, poverty ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Kill Kapone follows a gang member through the gritty alleys of East L.A. while getting chased all day by his own vicious gang.
Style:
crime drama, brutal, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gang, gang violence, violence, hunted, urban, manhunt, gang leader, revenge, betrayal, retribution, homicide, chase ...
Place:
south america
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, redemption, organized crime, undercover, ethical dilemma, law enforcement, moral ambiguity, covert operation, corruption, violence, city, investigation ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cash-strapped bank cashier embarks on a risky investment scheme and soon gets drawn into the murky world of money laundering.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tension, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
money laundering, investments, fraud, greed, corruption, suspicion, desperation, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, banking, betrayal, double life ...
Similarity:
31%
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