Movies like Dog Day Afternoon
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
261K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, cerebral, captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, clever, intense, realistic, gloomy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, robbery, hostage, police, one day, crime gone awry, gangsters, criminal heroes, lgbt, gay, fbi, suspense, character study, nothing goes right, lgbtq, disorder, mishap, hostage situation, summer, loneliness, city, organized crime, manipulation, thief ...
Time:
year 1972, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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Most similar movies to Dog Day Afternoon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, realistic, interesting and talky films with plots about corruption, brutality, dialogue, violence, greed, suspense and storytelling mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Dog Day Afternoon: Heat (1995), Reservoir Dogs (1992), The Town (2010), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Simple Plan (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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665K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Obsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the ...
Style:
tense, neo noir, suspenseful, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, heist, gunfight, bank robbery, master criminal, suspense, group of criminals, chase, obsession, police detective, thief, police ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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80%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, talky, brutal, non-linear ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, robbery, gang, dark hero, undercover cop, suspense, psychopath, organized crime, violent, torture, gangsters ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
398K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their ...
Style:
exciting, intense, captivating, serious, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, robbery, gunfight, romancing a criminal, group of criminals, thief, gang, gangsters, organized crime, suspense, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa, florida, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, stylized, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, mafia, corruption, irish mob, blackmail, love triangle, violence, gang, betrayal, twists and turns, mayor ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, realistic, neo noir ...
Plot:
robbery, suspense, dysfunctional family, heist, blackmail, crime gone awry, greed, nude, heist gone wrong, adultery, murder, divorce ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, rio de janeiro, brazil, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to Catch Me If You Can
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA, Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
greed, snow, suspense, small town, betrayal, fbi, bag of money, winter, twists and turns, heist, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, minnesota, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Style:
suspenseful, intense, tense, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, train, heist, murder, gangsters, runaway train, terrorism, gang, subway, mayor, criminal, railway ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
99K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And ...
Style:
suspenseful, talky, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corruption, mafia, police, police corruption, nypd, internal affairs, gangsters, sheriff, dirty cop, organized crime, investigation, small town ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, california, texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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184K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry ...
Style:
exciting, tense, talky, clever, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, robbery, suspense, political corruption, blackmail, organized crime, murder, gangsters, chase, crime gone awry, storage unit ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
london, england, new jersey, boston, united kingdom ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
379K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style:
clever, tricky, surprise ending, confusing, tense ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, hostage, robbery, police, bank, thief, perfect crime, master criminal, manipulation, swat team, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like Prisoners
222K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, nightclub, suspense, tragic hero, drug dealing, drugs, gang, gunfight, prison, violence ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, harlem, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
1.2M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, realistic, epic, brutal, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangsters, rise and fall, criminal heroes, mentor, drugs, suspense, friends, cosa nostra, drug traffic, gang ...
Time:
70s, 50s, year 1970, 80s, year 1963 ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, italy, florida, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
155K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, gangsters, robbery, organized crime, crime boss, criminal heroes, fall in love, catholic, mafia, character study, church, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, boston, brooklyn new york city, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The idyllic life of retired safecracker Gal is put at risk when a psychotic gangster from his past arrives at his villa in southern Spain, intent on bringing him out of retirement for one last job.
Style:
psychological, talky, atmospheric, neo noir, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangsters, criminal, robbery, retired, mafia, safecracker, organized crime, one last job, psychopath, character study, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
spain, england, london, california, mediterranean sea ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Jacques Mesrine, France's public enemy No. 1 during the 1970s. After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats -- from multiple bank robberies and to prison breaks -- Mesrine was gunned down by the French police in Paris.
Style:
intense, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, escape, chase, french, organized crime, mafia, prison, heist, character study, suspense, against the rules, notoriety ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends. Instead of obtaining a small amount of money they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police ...
Style:
neo noir, cynical, suspenseful, clever, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, gangsters, mafia, chase, small town, organized crime, car chase, crime gone awry, desert, murder, airplane ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.
Style:
tense, serious, clever, intense, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, robbery, art theft, adaptation, irish, master criminal, brutality, law enforcement, mastermind, cons and scams, mafia, organized crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 50s, 70s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Three petty thieves who the police believe to be major criminals are chased into a basement bar where they take five hostages including all the bar employees. The rest of the movie deals with the cops lurking outside the bar while the trio try to ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, neo noir, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, heist, police investigation, chase, crime gone awry, robbery, police, plot twist, paranoia, multiple storylines, mentor, life philosophy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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112K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Style:
tense, realistic, atmospheric, bleak, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, friendship, character study, gang, money, urban ghetto life, life philosophy, friends, street gang, exotic dancer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
Style:
neo noir, tense, melancholic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heist, dysfunctional family, greed, twists and turns, family relations, family problems, nothing goes right, parents and children, murder, robbery, crime gone awry, merchant ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Films like Scarface
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Following the death of his mother, J finds himself living with his estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Smurf, mother to the Cody boys. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world. But, as he soon ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, mafia, interrogation, suspense, violence, investigation, complex characters, justice, character study, vengeance, drug dealer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
34K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he ...
Style:
atmospheric, cerebral, realistic, tense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heist, robbery, car salesman, safecracker, organized crime, mafia, thief, character study, bank robbery, criminal, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
chicago illinois, new jersey, usa, illinois, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
25K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S/M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, controversial, sexy, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, gay, murder, police investigation, strong sexual content, psychopath, sex, investigation, gays and lesbians, violence, brutality, undercover ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, canada, san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Style:
harsh, captivating, gloomy, psychological, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
motorcycle, bank robbery, haunted by the past, corruption, money problems, loner, death, destiny, criminal, heist, father son relationship, parenthood ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on ...
Style:
intense, dark, atmospheric, tense, serious ...
Plot:
mafia, oil, american dream, gangsters, corruption, organized crime, truck, suspense, business ethics, immigrants, winter, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 1981, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Movies similar to Heat
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, court, fighting the system, legal, suspense, rape, corruption, justice, hotshot lawyer, injustice ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, baltimore, maryland
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30%
184K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Style:
factual, brutal, intense, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, corruption, fbi, violence, murder, illness, brutality, irish mob, true crime, arms dealing ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1981, year 1995 ...
Place:
boston, new jersey, usa, massachusetts, miami ...
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, brutal, tense, intense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, robbery, gambling, mafia, organized crime, hitman, heist, murder, brutality, crime gone awry, gang, violence ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Style:
epic, captivating, serious, visually appealing, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, organized crime, revenge, ambition, melancholy, cosa nostra, immigrants, corruption, corrupt politician, murder, crime boss ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century, 1920s, 60s ...
Place:
new york, cuba, italy, las vegas, sicily ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
356K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan—with help from a bail bondsman—to keep the money ...
Style:
stylized, serious, tense, talky, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, stewardess, greed, heist, suspense, drugs, twists and turns, airport, blaxploitation, bail bondsman, multiple perspectives, organized crime ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, africa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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