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Holy Cash (2024)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Holy Cash' follows the story of Pablo (Paul Rodriguez), a con artist seeking a new way to make money by deceiving people. Alongside his friend "Guero" (Jay Mohr), they discover that an ex-convict is masquerading as a successful preacher, the renowned "Willy Dollars" (Aries Spears). With Willy's assistance, they create their own show, achieving incredible success.
Style:
humorous, satirical, tension, suspense
Plot:
con artists, scam, fraud, deception, ex convict, media manipulation, dark humor, betrayal, conspiracy, criminal underworld, ambitious, moral ambiguity, streetwise, latinx lead, ethical dilemma, urban, family crisis, crime boss
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Holy Cash
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, suspense, dark comedy and captivating films with plots about moral ambiguity, urban, satire, deception, betrayal, fraud and con artists mostly in Comedy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Holy Cash: The Alarmist (1997), The Russian Game (2007), Yamikin Dogs (2015), $elfie Shootout (2016), Casatoria (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers there's more to this business and his boss Heinrich than he previously suspected.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, cynical, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, greed, deception, moral ambiguity, small town, betrayal, office politics, suburban life, con artists, threat, single mother ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Italian gambler who is well-skilled in the card trade owes people in authority, and leaves his country to win the money. Arriving in a small Russian town, he tries to show off his tricks to the local card swindlers but is caught and ends up agreeing ...
Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, suspense, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, con artists, betrayal, confidence artist, foreigner, gambling, card playing, trick, trap, partner, dishonesty, buddies ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tadaomy Ando became a yakuza boss at a young age. Because of his subordinate, he quit the yakuza. Now, he learns from Takashi Konaka the trade of illegal money lending and how to collect debts. Tadaomy Ando decides to become a loan shark. He has ...
Style:
crime drama, light, feel good, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
yakuza, organized crime, loan shark, con artists, fraud, mafioso, cons and scams, mafia, debt, criminal, satire, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two young and broke guys concoct an online contest scheme to get sexy females to submit their selfie for $25 a pop. They start by offering a $1,000 cash prize but as things go wrong and expenses balloon they ultimately inflate the prize to $1 ...
Style:
indie film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
scam, social media, hustler, greed, deception, manipulation, fraud, young adult, escalation, internet culture, satire, desperation ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A degenerate gambler and his two idiot friends come up with an elaborate plan to pay down their colossal gambling debts by marrying the dysfunctional daughter of an upstart billionaire.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, satirical, absurd
Plot:
gambling, debt, scam, greed, dysfunctional family, scheme, marriage, deception, scheming, satire, social satire, manipulation ...
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arson, insurance fraud, scam, film industry, satire, director, financial problem, film producer, filmmaker, escapades, silly humor, humour ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Istanbul is under quarantine. Felek and Kerim find the best way to make profits in this period. They will access people's computers and introduce themselves as government officials, making them confess their "crimes". However, the ...
Style:
dark comedy, twisted, suspense, fast paced, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, fraud, scam, impersonation, con artists, cybercrime, social satire, blackmail, greed, pandemic, identity theft, quarantine ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this tasty blend of sleaze and thriller, a producer of exploitation and sex videos finds himself accused of killing his own mistress and the boyfriend of one of his most promising stars.
Style:
independent film, tension, suspense, dark comedy
Plot:
showbiz, film industry, behind the scenes, ambition, satire, celebrity culture, moral ambiguity, backstage, scandal, character study, sensuality, sexploitation ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Angelo lives selling fake paintings, but is exposed and forced to flee to the United States.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, funny, light, humorous ...
Plot:
escapades, brother brother relationship, brothers, problem solving, relationships, brother, humour, family relations, fake, financial problem, opportunist, criminal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The political party called LMKP, which Mahsun, Şahin and Mehmet established as a front to secretly gamble, accidentally entered the parliament. As a result, the trio find themselves in a brand new world full of opportunities. The story, which ...
Style:
situational comedy, dark comedy, cynical, sitcom, black comedy ...
Plot:
corruption, political corruption, parliament, greed, political satire, opportunism, ambition, social commentary, moral ambiguity, fraud, scam, criminal underworld ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, tense, crime drama, tension ...
Plot:
fraud, caper, scam, cons and scams, heist, robbery, deception, grief, criminal, stolen money, theft, crime boss ...
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The movie Hotel is the story of a boy named Ramin who, according to his ex-wife's plan to get a lot of money, they have to pretend they are still husband and wife, they have to travel to the island of Kish and this is the beginning of a journey ...
Style:
emotional, tension, tense, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hotel, journey, vacation gone wrong, scheme, scam, travel, island, deception, secrets, family conflict, personal growth, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Life in Naples is tough. So Neapolitans invent ways to get by. Whatever works, conning mostly, tricking the IRS, the university, the landlord, cruise ship passengers, even conning victims three times with the same ruse.
Style:
picaresque, witty, dark comedy, slapstick
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, ruse, scam, con artists, satire, fraud, survival, streetwise, corruption, social commentary, working class, bureaucracy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
naples italy, italy
Similarity:
62%
162
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Four door-to-door salesmen struggle to get by while pursuing an analog profession in a digital world. They unwittingly begin selling propaganda for a cult, whose popularity sweeps the city, leaving the salesmen as the only people who can stop it.
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, captivating, satirical, comedy drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, propaganda, conspiracy, absurdism, social issues, social problems, problem, workplace, social commentary, city, ethical dilemma, urban ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After going through a failed heist, 5 friends, apparently back to their normal lives, are involved in an opportunity to pull off another one.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
satire, heist, fugitives, silly humor, escapades, humour, unlikely criminals, runaway, friends, dark humor, urban, criminal underworld ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A ne'er-do-well who's married to a millionnaire realizes his financial trouble might be solved if his wife was dead - and sets out a plot to achieve just that. A remake of Dino Risi's "il vedovo".
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, romantic relationship, couples, male female relationship, love and romance, love interest, couple relations, relationships, relationship problems, deception, greed, inheritance ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film is about an aspiring Director, who pitches her three different stories, that depict some pressing ideological and social issues in the society, to a producer with whom she also has an hidden agenda.
Style:
independent film, dramatic, satirical
Plot:
social issues, moral ambiguity, behind the scenes, ethical dilemma, female empowerment, female protagonist, bittersweet, urban, dark humor, tamil
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
51%
607
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Chinese-Australian teenager Lawrence cheats at and fails his high-school exams, destroying his dreams of a medical degree, he's banished to the country for the summer. There, he meets wily old conman the Professor and his cynical daughter ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, satirical, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
con artists, caper, card playing, love, fraud, satire, love interest, humour, escapades, love story, love affair, cons and scams ...
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Marital problems happen every day where one day the couple decided to involve others in their problems . During the clash of the parties , the metal door lock breaks down and everyone gets locked inside the apartment , at this moment the problem ...
Style:
suspense, satirical, comedy drama
Plot:
locked room, claustrophobia, jealousy, betrayal, city life, panic, social commentary, moral ambiguity, dark humor, apartment
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Story:
Pello, a bank branch manager, is arrested on charges of embezzlement. Abandoned by his superior (who got him involved in the heist), Pello escapes from the court room and goes on the run. With no papers, no money and no family or friends he can ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, tense, intense ...
Plot:
banking, fraud, satire, banker, new identity, personality change, fugitive, embezzlement, social injustice, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, class conflict ...
Place:
spain, basque country
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for $1,000,000 with instructions that he is to give the check back in ...
Style:
independent film, slapstick, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
chicano, family relations, community, restaurant, money, immigrant, disorder, mistaken identity, cons and scams, down on your luck, rich and poor, social differences ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
usa, mexico, los angeles, california, latin america
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When ten executives secretly meet to sell off their company, they're murdered one by one in this darkly comedic romp through the halls of corporate America.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, suspense, hilarious, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, dark humor, conspiracy, deception, betrayal, deal, boss, office, blood, coffee, business, poison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The events of the film take place in a social and comedic context, where the psychiatrist Youssef is responsible for issuing a psychological report on the dangerous criminal Taha until he is released from prison, and he discovers that he is the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family secret, revenge, ex convict, domestic drama, psychiatrist, deception, prison, love triangle, moral ambiguity, revelation, betrayal, investigation ...
Similarity:
46%
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477
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sino and Mo are detectives use unorthodox methods to solve crimes.
Style:
detective, semi serious, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, drug smuggling, crime investigation, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, satire, crime solving, smuggler, smuggling, uncover truth, drug smuggler ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Özgür accidentally comes across the money of a mafia leader.
Style:
light, funny, entertaining, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
mafia, money, bandit, mistaken identity, mafioso, crime boss, gang, fake identity, gang leader, outlaw gang, criminal gang, criminal ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the shadows of the outskirts of Oslo, every criminal has their place until the economical meltdown. The luxury prostitute Wendy might have the key to the problem, or at least to the heart of the bank, the criminals and even the police.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, crime drama, neo noir ...
Plot:
prostitute, corruption, criminal underworld, manipulation, greed, police, moral ambiguity, underground, investigation, betrayal, financial crisis, urban ...
Place:
oslo norway
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
“Mike Case in: The Big Kiss Off” is about Mike Case, a low-rent private detective who works out of his car and advertises on Craigslist. When hired by the sexy yet unstable socialite Victoria Billows to find her missing husband, Lennie, Mike ...
Style:
light, funny, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, crime investigation, disappearance, private investigation, mysterious disappearance, humour, femme fatale, moral ambiguity, missing husband, betrayal, seduction ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Hubert Wolfe, bestselling author, suffers from the writer's block for a long time. Thus, he often used a ghost writer, the talented but taciturn Dany. While the deadline for his next novel approaches, Wolfe still requires the help of his secret ...
Style:
existential, suspense, atmospheric, melancholic, dark comedy
Plot:
self discovery, literary, identity, creative block, deception, redemption, moral ambiguity, midlife crisis, small town, fraud, betrayal, friendship ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A con artist in dire need of cash and a woman with a crypto fortune hit it off. Is she the target of his dreams, or is the scammer about to get scammed?
Style:
feel good, captivating, satirical, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cryptocurrency, deception, wealth, satire, couples, scam, con artists, money problems, escapades, money, con trick, fraud ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Sathyanarayanan, who has an uncanny talent to deceive people, falls in love with Anjali, an aspiring model. He convinces her that he will help her enter the fashion world using his expertise.
Style:
situational comedy, romantic comedy, sitcom, lighthearted, twisted ...
Plot:
deception, love story, con artists, ambition, fraud, modeling, fashion industry, satire, showbiz, urban, entertainment industry, young adult ...
Similarity:
40%
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