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Finder's Fee (2001)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After finding a wallet in the street tepper calls the owner in order to return it. After making the call he discovers that the lottery ticket inside is a $6 million winner. To add to things his friends are on their way over for their weekly poker night & the groups tradition is to bet their lottery ticket.
Style:
surprise ending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, bleak, neo noir
Plot:
poker, gambling, african american, group of friends, lottery ticket, moral dilemma, ethics, lottery, mind game, dishonesty, cons and scams, casino, police officer, blood, impostor, false identity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, old woman, wound, neighbor neighbor relationship, cheating at cards, twists and turns, con artists, card playing, gambler ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about dishonesty, murder, gambling, twists and turns, rivalry, deadly and couples mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Finder's Fee: House of Games (1987), The Runner (1999), The Music of Chance (1993), The Invisible Witness (2018), Lying in Wait (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
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