Movies like The First Great Train Robbery
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The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
22K
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:
suspense, intense, tense, talky, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, retro, clever ...
Plot:
heist, train robbery, robbery, gold, perfect crime, victorian england, betrayal, british, gangster, master criminal, train travel, partner, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, strangulation, husband wife relationship, hanged woman, organized crime, friendship, thief, criminal, conspiracy, chase, drinking ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, 1800s, year 1979, turn of the century, victorian era, 70s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, united kingdom
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Most similar movies to The First Great Train Robbery
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and suspense films with plots about dishonesty, murder, betrayal, corruption, chase, robbery and gun mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The First Great Train Robbery: Topkapi (1964), Marnie (1964), Loophole (1981), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Eagle Has Landed (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
suspenseful, clever, sexual, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
heist, caper, robbery, perfect crime, con artists, murder, theft, art theft, femme fatale, museum, forgery, cat burglar ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
greece, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, paris france
Similarity:
100%
57K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, enigmatic, sexual, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
twists and turns, kleptomania, sexualized violence, sexual abuse, obsession, psychology, robbery, employer employee relationship, psychoanalysis, horse ranch, compulsive liar, rape ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
philadelphia, baltimore, new jersey, maryland, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
Style:
neo noir, independent film
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank, architect, bank robbery, recruiting, flood, flooding, underworld, architecture, bank robber, rain ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
england, london, britain, united kingdom
Similarity:
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:
suspense, exciting, costume drama, period piece, sexy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, sword fight, treason, treasure, lone hero, twists and turns, corruption, prison, confined, betrayal, arrest ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2002, 18th century, 1800s ...
Place:
france, ireland, marseille, europe, paris france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
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.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, intense, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, espionage, spy, war, nazi germany, military, soldier, nazi soldier, commando mission, runaway, insubordination, rescue ...
Time:
1940s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
london, germany, poland, europe, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, USA
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, ...
Style:
suspense, clever, action packed, suspenseful, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, family friendly, chick flick, date night ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, vengeance, caper, car chase, bank robbery, perfect crime, conspiracy, chase, gold, safecracker, theft ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
italy, venice, philadelphia, los angeles, california ...
Similarity:
27%
196K
Genre: Crime, 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, clever, talky, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, bank, blackmail, caper, robbery, theft, political corruption, car salesman, chase, organized crime, bank robber ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, britain, bahamas ...
Similarity:
27%
143K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
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.
Style:
clever, suspenseful, tense, intense, tricky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, betrayal, safecracker, caper, bank robbery, thief, heist, bank robber, race against time, group of criminals, cons and scams, jewel thief ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
quebec, north america, montreal, canada
Similarity:
27%
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41K
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:
neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, tricky, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, robbery, bank robbery, gunfight, blackmail, violence, surveillance, stolen gold, partner, cons and scams, deception ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
25%
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:
24%
444K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
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:
suspense, neo noir, rough, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, robbery, gunfight, romancing a criminal, group of criminals, thief, gang, organized crime, criminal gang, love affair, masked robber ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, florida, massachusetts
Similarity:
24%
28K
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.
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
diamond theft, redemption, robbery, heist, perfect crime, revenge, life philosophy, jewel theft, investigation, workplace, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, year 1960, 60s
Place:
london, europe, england, south africa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Master thief Corey is fresh out of prison. But instead of toeing the line of law-abiding freedom, he finds his steps leading back to the shadowy world of crime, crossing those of a notorious escapee and alcoholic ex-cop. As the unlikely trio plots a ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, tense, stylized, suspense ...
Plot:
heist, gangster, robbery, nightclub, caper, organized crime, alcoholic, corruption, mafia, great ending, thief, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1970, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
paris france, europe, marseille, france
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, colonel, arrest, investigation, danger, dishonesty, serial killer, historical event, camel, british colonialism, british raj, british empire ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, 1820s
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
22%
5K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other has-beenish crims, he commits one bank job too many. The gang dissolves in a murderous flurry of ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, political, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, gang, criminal gang, friendship between men, anti hero, greed, love, career criminal, corrupt cop, criminal, heist, corrupt ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When an elderly client loses a fortune on an investment, fearless Sally Lockhart will stop at nothing to rectify the situation — even if it means risking everything important to her in the process. As Sally sorts out the threads of the mystery — ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
victorian england, murder, amateur sleuth, detective agency, amateur detective, marriage proposal, uncover truth, investigation, partners against crime, partner, friends, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1870s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
22%
129K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
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.
Style:
sexy, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
smuggling, robbery, drug lord, caper, gunfight, conspiracy, criminal heroes, brutality, dishonesty, danger, mafia, ship captain ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
south america, usa, new orleans, boston
Similarity:
22%
207K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Style:
neo noir, intense, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, violence, sex, drug dealing, twists and turns, gangster, chase, murder, drug, british gangster, drug lord, caper ...
Time:
year 2004, 70s, 90s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, britain, amsterdam, netherlands ...
Similarity:
21%
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68K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse Attica (Chris Brown) successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life ...
Style:
suspense, intense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, robbery, tough guy, swat team, armored car robbery, chase, one last job, gangster, caper, armored car, investigation ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
corruption, law enforcement, rivals, cons and scams, dishonesty, life is a bitch, crime boss, danger, criminal, police, hunt down, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, scotland yard, london
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An examination of the malevolent London underworld with it's despicable criminal underground. Ray (Mick Rossi) just finished an eight year prison sentence after getting set up. Now he is back on the streets to settle the score.
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, criminal underworld, prison, criminal, gangster, crime gone awry, dishonesty, released from prison, corrupt cop, police detective, police investigation, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england, los angeles, britain
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style:
clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, outsmarting, deception, perfect crime, twists and turns, scheme, con artists, robbery ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, usa, atlantic city new jersey, los angeles ...
Similarity:
21%
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, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
bank robbery, chase, bank, destiny, kidnapping, hostage, robbery, female protagonist, vengeance, betrayal, brutality, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, year 1993
Place:
atlanta georgia, usa, new jersey, london
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin's trail.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, hitman, terrorism, assassin, police investigation, spy thriller, politics, assassination plot, serial killer, assassination attempt, espionage, french president ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s, year 1973, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, algeria, europe, big ben london ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, gang, rivalry, partner, gangster, dishonesty, betrayal, drug dealing, ambition, vengeance, criminal heroes, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
21%
129K
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Style:
sexy, suspense, clever, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, burglar, art thief, robbery, perfect crime, art theft, thief, caper, older man younger woman relationship, career criminal, blackmail, surveillance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, y2k
Place:
usa, malaysia, manhattan new york city, london, scotland ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, psychological, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, terrorist, murder, assassination attempt, secret agent, manhunt, frame up, uncover truth, danger, espionage, state affairs, on the run ...
Time:
1910s, year 1978, 1900s, 20th century, pre world war one ...
Place:
big ben london, london, england, europe, britain ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airport, hostage, bank, gang, isolation, chase, rivalry, cons and scams, police officer, siege, hostage situation, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, london, england, europe, monaco
Similarity:
20%
422K
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, detective, suspense, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank, bank robbery, hostage, twists and turns, perfect crime, master criminal, plot twist, deception, police detective, caper ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
Style:
sexual, noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
yacht, nurse, millionaire, inheritance, chauffeur, sexual attraction, marriage ceremony, pet dog, hotel, seduction, good guy, 007 ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy, england, europe, spain, london
Similarity:
19%
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