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Frauds (1993)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.
Style:
independent film, psychological, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, cynical, semi serious
Plot:
heist, cons and scams, rock, blackmail, insurance fraud, drowning, terrorism, rivalry, danger, mind game, disorder, prank, woman in danger, dishonesty, swimming pool, painting, practical joke, monopoly, goose, dice, insurance scam, crossbow, opera house, vomiting, tape over mouth ...
Time:
90s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and suspenseful films with plots about dishonesty, cons and scams, disorder, criminal heroes, heist, rivalry and crime gone awry mostly in Comedy, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Frauds: Wish You Were Dead (2001), The Vagrant (1992), Like a Fish Out of Water (1999), Cold Feet (1989), Triggermen (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just likes to "ice" his victims -- enlist a mild-mannered, unsuspecting man in their mission to steal a rare and valuable fish. They plan to sell it ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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500
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The leader of a group of misfits, his girlfriend and an assassin have devised a bizarre plan to smuggle stolen jewelry over the US/Mexican border. They implant the jewelry in a racing horse.
Style:
independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
rock, disorder, psychopath, hitman, down on your luck, cons and scams, nothing goes right, dishonesty, criminal heroes, on the run, partner, criminal ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two British conmen in Chicago are mistaken for hired hitmen by mobsters wanting to rub out a rival gangster. Keen to make a fast buck, they pretend they are the hitmen but soon find they get more than they bargained for when the real ones turn up.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nothing goes right, hidden identity, fall in love, mistaken identity, heist, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, dishonesty, cons and scams, rivalry, criminal heroes, hitman ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot:
psychopath, estrangement, disorder, dark humor, vengeance, criminal heroes, nothing goes right, dishonesty, on the run, parents and children, on the road, store ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
casino, cons and scams, gambling, perfect crime, intrigue, crime gone awry, dishonesty, hidden identity, criminal's revenge, forgery, disorder, gangster ...
Time:
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Place:
swiss alps, france
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A con-artist (Peter Ustinov) gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
Style:
retro, cynical, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
hacker, caper, computer, computer cracker, hustler, heist, femme fatale, partner, disorder, dishonesty, buddies, nothing goes right ...
Time:
60s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A crook sets out to get revenge on the thugs who hurt his father in this bloody noir-style crime drama. After being released from prison, Johnny Crown (Denis Leary) goes after Frank (Joe Mantegna), one of the mobsters involved in a series of ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, semi serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, prison, woman with a gun, criminal heroes, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, rivalry, buddies, cons and scams, partner, massacre ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangster, money, rivalry, pimp, cons and scams, danger, mob boss, murder, escapades, outlaw, violent ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous
Plot:
gang, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, chases and races, goofy hero, gangster, diamond theft, bookies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum ...
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, humorous, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, gang, cons and scams, parents and children, police investigation, disorder, confined, abduction, ransom, kidnapping, politics, heist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
23%
478
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A painter is accused of art-forging. He thinks his girlfriend betrayed him, so it's time for revenge.
Style:
exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
frame up, violent content, partner, performer's life, profanity, disorder, unlikely partners, criminal's revenge, rivalry, forgery, unlikely criminals, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada, poland, detroit, warsaw poland
Similarity:
22%
708
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, cynical, humorous ...
Plot:
heist, forgery, art theft, chess, art thief, hitman, disorder, rivalry, fall in love, love and romance, mind game, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
Place:
paris france, madrid, europe, france, spain
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, exciting
Plot:
retirement home life, bank, down on your luck, friendship, unlikely criminals, elderly, disorder, retirement, cons and scams, mistaken identity, vengeance, nothing goes right ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bubba Mabry, a gullible private detective, becomes the prime suspect in a tabloid reporter's murder after being hired to snoop on him by a mysterious celebrity.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
amateur detective, private investigator, murder, private detective, who done it, goofy hero, investigation, uncover truth, disorder, celebrity culture, journalism, media ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
revenge, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, mistaken identity, disorder, gangster, crime boss, lawsuit, kidnapping, hot dog, factory worker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, quebec
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 ...
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, clever, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, caper, robbery, car chase, jewel theft, partner, cons and scams, frame up, mistaken identity, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england, europe, antwerp
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A con-artist hires two low-lifes to cover him during a deal, ending with three criminals, two dueling pistols, and one night they'll never forget
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Plot:
mentally challenged, psychopath, criminal heroes, mind game, unlikely criminals, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, heist, murder ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
726
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two policewomen from Internal Affairs arrive in a provincial precinct to investigate the death of an Algerian woman who was an informer. One punches, the other eyes, tip top.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth, partner, workplace intrigue, corrupt officer, police detective, danger, police station, unlikely partners, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, offbeat, witty ...
Plot:
bank, bank robbery, bank robber, robbery, humour, judiciary, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, criminal heroes, gang, chase, disorder ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sakiko, a young bank teller, has an unhealthy obsession with money. Thieves hold up the bank, kidnapping Sakiko in the process, but eventually crash their car, resulting in a suitcase stuffed with cash falling into a nearby river. For the remainder ...
Style:
slapstick, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
kidnapping, violent content, stash, cave, disorder, chases and races, misfit partners, crime gone awry, dishonesty, contests and competitions, obsessive quest, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
gangster, on the run, violent content, disorder, rivalry, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, chases and races, love and romance, gang, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A socially-challenged hitman's French retirement is ruined by the dodgy Brits on the Cote d'Azur.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
disorder, dark humor, criminal heroes, hitman, cons and scams, drunkenness, gunfight, female assassin, male nudity, con artists, graphic violence, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
Style:
independent film, cynical, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, job, satire, hollywood, disorder, cons and scams, workplace situations, showbiz, hijacking, artists and showbiz, obnoxious boss, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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