Movies like Fargo 1996
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Fargo (1996)
779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic, suspense, suspenseful, offbeat, cerebral, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter, pregnancy, greed, police investigation, car salesman, cop, policewoman, police officer, marriage, car, twists and turns, dialogue, gory, investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia, united states of america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out interesting, suspense, neo noir and realistic films with plots about murder, violence, storytelling, twists and turns, dialogue, corruption and violent mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Fargo: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Simple Plan (1998), Burn After Reading (2008), Blue Ruin (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
464K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, detective, anthology ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, law enforcement, small town, police investigation, cop, scheme, small town life, snow, killer, police officer, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 1979, year 2006, 2020s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, visually appealing, cerebral ...
Plot:
twists and turns, existentialism, dark humor, character study, murder, misfit, infidelity, blackmail, trial, eccentricity, false accusation, deception ...
Time:
1940s, year 2001, y2k, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
california, usa
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:
organized crime, betrayal, mafia, corruption, gangster, shootout, irish mob, loyalty, love triangle, blackmail, mobster, prohibition era ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1990, 1920s
Place:
usa, new orleans, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
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, psychological, realistic, dark comedy, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
snow, bag of money, crime gone awry, small town, greed, twists and turns, betrayal, fbi, character study, moral ambiguity, redemption, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place:
minnesota, wisconsin, north america, usa
Similarity:
96%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cynical, absurd ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
stupidity, espionage, satire, paranoia, farce, divorce, gym, dark humor, infidelity, internet dating, online dating, sarcasm ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, virginia, persia, america ...
Similarity:
94%
86K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news. He sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance but proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
vengeance, violence, revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, murder, violent, brutality, car, storytelling, character study, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
virginia, ethiopia, usa, delaware
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, psychopath, shooting, serial killer, peril, desert, human nature, brutality, death, sheriff, cruelty, bounty hunter ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, america, austin texas ...
Similarity:
78%
113K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, psychological, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, twists and turns, murder, crime gone awry, extramarital affair, adultery, hired killer, investigation, betrayal, visceral, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
Similarity:
90%
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2.4M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, witty, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
dark humor, gunfight, violence, hitman, gangster, organized crime, overdose, storytelling, violent, professional killer, multiple storylines, foul language ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, america, britain ...
Similarity:
89%
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:
suspense, neo noir, disturbing, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
robbery, sex scene, dysfunctional family, heist gone wrong, blackmail, crime gone awry, greed, adultery, murder, divorce, sexual attraction, death of wife ...
Time:
year 2007, 90s, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, persia, usa, new york state, rio de janeiro ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, suspense, dark comedy, action thriller ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
friendship, dark humor, manipulation, betrayal, greed, cop, paranoia, crime gone awry, deception, caper, robbery, death ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, britain, edinburgh scotland, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events ...
Style:
black comedy, absurd, funny, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bowling, dialogue, mistaken identity, slacker, hippie, weed, marijuana, great dialogue, laziness, dream, twists and turns, heart attack ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1991
Place:
los angeles, iraq, america, arizona, usa ...
Similarity:
83%
240K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, neo noir, creepy ...
Plot:
rape, fear, family in danger, revenge, violence, lawyer, serial killer, sexualized violence, dangerous attraction, psychology, justice, prison ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
north carolina, georgia, florida, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
100%
920K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, serial killer, torture, twists and turns, vigilantism, police investigation, plot twist, brutality, vigilante, cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, bolivia, georgia, usa, boston
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief ...
Style:
black comedy, ambiguous ending, dark comedy, crime drama, psychological ...
Plot:
small town, revenge, rape, small town life, loss of daughter, billboard, police brutality, regret, death of daughter, anger, violence, guilty conscience ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
missouri, idaho, persia, america, usa
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a 13-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a 6 year old boy, beautiful Lee Guem-ja starts seeking revenge on the man that was really responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, ...
Style:
psychological, cerebral, bloody, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
violence, revenge, vengeance, murder, female vigilante, serial killer, torture, prison, violent, kidnapping, female protagonist, justice ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place:
south korea, australia, east asia, asia, korea ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most ...
Style:
clever, suspenseful, period piece, inspirational, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, corruption, prohibition era, mentor, shootout, smuggling, prohibition, police, tax evasion, gunfight ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
chicago, america, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, police corruption, organized crime, police, murder, police detective, twists and turns, murder mystery, police brutality, justice, shootout, gunfight ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, arizona, persia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his ...
Style:
neo noir, sexy, suspenseful, independent film, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, small town, femme fatale, twists and turns, unemployment, desert, war injury, crime gone awry, danger, murder, gas station, contract killer ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
texas, wyoming, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Style:
cult classic, clever, neo noir, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, gunfight, ransom, money, violence, gangster, crime gone awry, pregnancy, hostage, criminal, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
bolivia, mexico
Similarity:
100%
310K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, psychological thriller, scary, gothic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, cannibalism, mind game, investigation, fbi agent, murder, psycho killer, profiler, split personality, killer, cruelty ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
baltimore, birmingham alabama, florida, washington d.c., chicago ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
obsession, manipulation, gay, serial killer, lgbtq, homosexuality, secret identity, gay subtext, psychopath, envy, jealousy, sociopath ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, mediterranean sea, europe, persia ...
Similarity:
100%
401K
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:
dark comedy, neo noir, tense, talky, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangster, flight attendant, stewardess, ex convict, airport, robbery, bail bondsman, deception, blaxploitation, female protagonist, arrest, heist ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, africa
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Christopher Walken shines in this cult-favorite dark comedy as Charlie, a former mobster who is abducted by five privileged young men (Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas) desperate to raise a $2 million ransom ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspenseful, black comedy, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, mafia, dark humor, twists and turns, hostage, crime gone awry, manipulation, gangster, organized crime, mobster, profanity, stupidity ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.
Style:
suspense, slasher, bleak, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
nightmare, high school, friendship, murder, insomnia, marijuana, bicycle, sword, violence, panic, cycling, party ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1996, 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
new york, new york state
Similarity:
100%
112K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Style:
surreal, sexy, road movie, black comedy, psychedelic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
road trip, murder, surrealism, violence, sex scene, forbidden love, rape, domineering mother, haunted by the past, dark humor, psychopath, female nudity ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, new orleans, southern usa, austin texas, california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu's boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things ...
Style:
disturbing, neo noir, depressing, bloody, surprise ending ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, violence, vengeance, torture, loss of loved one, suicide, brutality, tragedy, murder, gory, organ donation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, y2k, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Style:
harsh, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mafia, vengeance, hitman, revenge, criminal's revenge, gangster, violence, road trip, murder, coming of age, on the road, on the run ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1931, year 2002
Place:
illinois, chicago, persia, michigan, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Style:
entertaining, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, absurd ...
Plot:
heist, dark humor, robbery, african american, painting, crime gone awry, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, american football, culture clash, murder ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
mississippi, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
small town, police investigation, heist, gangster, gunfight, justice, corruption, criminal heroes, law enforcement, criminal, femme fatale, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, texas, arkansas, california, louisiana ...
Similarity:
100%
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