Movies like The Great Train Robbery 1978
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The Great Train Robbery (1978)
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Original name: The First Great Train Robbery
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Style:
intense, tense, talky, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever, sexy, humorous ...
Plot:
heist, train robbery, robbery, gold, suspense, betrayal, british, gangsters, master criminal, train travel, partners, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, husband wife relationship, strangulation, organized crime, friendship, victorian england, thief, caper, criminal, conspiracy, chase, con men ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, 70s, victorian era, victorian
Place:
england, london, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, clever, entertaining and serious films with plots about dialogue, mentor, catastrophe, corruption, vengeance, storytelling and police investigation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Great Train Robbery: The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Bank Job (2008), The Italian Job (2003), Flawless (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
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world war two, espionage, war, nazi germany, military, soldier, spy, suspense, runaway, insubordination, rescue, commando mission ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
germany, poland, england, europe, berlin germany
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, ...
Style:
exciting, dramatic, intense, realistic, epic ...
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vengeance, sword fight, prison escape, prison, treason, treasure, betrayal, corruption, french, greed, twists and turns, confined ...
Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
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clever, exciting, funny, entertaining, realistic ...
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heist, robbery, car chase, bank robbery, revenge, mentor, perfect crime, caper, suspense, gold, chase, vengeance ...
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90s, 21st century
Place:
italy, los angeles, venice, philadelphia, san francisco ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A female executive (Demi Moore) and a night janitor (Michael Caine) conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
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heist, diamond theft, robbery, suspense, redemption, investigation, workplace, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, revenge, con artists, conspiracy ...
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20th century, year 1960, 60s
Place:
london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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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 ...
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Place:
chicago illinois, usa
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25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago – smuggling – to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
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smuggling, gunfight, robbery, criminal heroes, drug lord, dishonesty, conspiracy, drugs, gangsters, caper, rivalry, mafia ...
Time:
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Place:
new orleans, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder ...
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, london, england, brighton
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal ...
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heist, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, caper, grandfather grandson relationship, gangsters, robbery, death of father, father son estrangement, ex convict, career criminal, death of grandfather ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately between a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, sexy, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
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betrayal, chase, bank robbery, hostage, heist, dishonesty, destiny, runaway, kidnapping, culture clash, robbery, redemption ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?
Style:
fairy tale, light, unusual plot structure, harsh, talky ...
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boys' night
Plot:
airplane, chase, destiny, hijacking, money, eccentricity, redemption, runaway, secrets, serial killer, solitude, culture clash ...
Time:
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Place:
new jersey, washington state, oregon, seattle, portland oregon ...
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23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences ...
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Time:
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Place:
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23%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore ...
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangsters, robbery, blackmail, gunfight, criminal, twists and turns, gold, mastermind, con artists, deception, suspense ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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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 ...
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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 ⇓
23%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.
Style:
sexy, clever, suspenseful, allegory, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
heist, caper, con artists, murder, robbery, art theft, theft, femme fatale, museum, suspense, redemption, sacrifice ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
greece, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, witty, entertaining, colourful ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, heist, love triangle, partners, rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, buddies, revenge, robbery, social satire ...
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Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.
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Time:
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Place:
usa, nevada, portland oregon
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
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Time:
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20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
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Plot:
robbery, betrayal, safecracker, heist, suspense, thief, one last job, con artists, race against time, cons and scams, gangsters, bank robbery ...
Time:
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Place:
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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london, england, europe
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20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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20%
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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.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 102 min.
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, europe, england, california
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19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
usa
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19%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by ...
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Time:
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Place:
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