Movies like Gods of the Plague
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Gods of the Plague (1970)
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Original name: Götter der Pest
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets out to find an old friend.
Style:
offbeat, serious, realistic, stylized
Plot:
prostitute, betrayal, release from prison, crimes, heist, plague, soldier, misfit, crime, society, dishonesty, social misfits, disorder, deadly, crime gone awry, low lives, bank robbery, nightclub, nightclub owner, gambling, girlfriend, song, male nudity, cabaret, supermarket ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
munich germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about crimes, dishonesty, crime, betrayal, criminal heroes, heist and deadly mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Gods of the Plague: Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), The Third Generation (1979), The American Soldier (1970), Katzelmacher (1969), Whity (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Unusual gangster story, in which a small-time pimp Franz, who is torn between his mistress and Bruno the gangster sent after him by the syndicate that he has refused to join.
Style:
realistic, serious, gloomy, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
munich germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A mogul merrily funds terrorists to boost his computer sales, by panicking West German government and industry c. 1980, as the third generation of Western European left-wing activists forms, after crippling of the violent Red Army Faction. Released ...
Style:
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Plot:
transvestism, satire, hostage, terrorism, politics, against the rules, danger, deadly, fashion, hostages, fighting the system, goofy hero ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, west berlin west germany, west germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer in Fassbinder’s subversive and experimental gangster movie.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, investigation, assassination, tough law enforcer, femme fatale, soldier, rivalry, vietnam war, murder, master criminal, crimes, criminal's revenge ...
Place:
vietnam, germany, asia, europe, munich germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich and Marie, spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos, moves ...
Style:
sexual, bleak, disturbing, gloomy, suspense ...
Plot:
small town, xenophobia, small town life, society, injustice, greek, gender, immigrants, social misfits, life is a bitch, misfit, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, munich germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage; the homosexual Frank, and the ...
Style:
disturbing, contemplative, dark humor, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, butler, master and servant, rivalry, deadly, society, crimes, life is a bitch, betrayal, couples, power relations, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A recently released prisoner reunites his criminal colleagues to pull off one last heist.
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heist, gang, betrayal, retiring, bank robber, friends, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, crimes, dishonesty, release from prison, bank robbery ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
canada, montreal, montreal quebec canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama
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:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A stock car driver goes undercover as the wheel man for a motorcycle gang.
Style:
rough, realistic, serious, cult film, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the "cafajestes"). The two plan a blackmail coup against a rich old man, using nude pictures of a lady on a deserted beach. But things don't always happen as ...
Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After he accidentally kills his father, Mike, during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's dying wish by recovering valuables that Mike's twin brother Lou stole from him years earlier. But Uncle Lou is also a confidence artist, and Joe is ...
Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A street prostitute takes in an abused young woman on the run from her misogynist boyfriend, leading to both facing off against the prostitute's dreaded pimp and a relentless police detective out to arrest all of them.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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