Movies like Green Street Hooligans
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Green Street Hooligans (2005)
161K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.
Style:
serious, disturbing, factual, intense, bleak, suspenseful, rough, bloody, entertaining, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
soccer, gang, hooliganism, friendship, self discovery, hooligan, subculture, friends, buddies, football, skinhead, bar fight, uninhibited rivalry, lifestyle, obsession, rivalry, society, student, american abroad, revenge, gangster, social relations, social decay, loyalty, respect ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, harvard university
Keyword:
sport, gangsters, fighting movie, football movie, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and hood films with plots about gang, gangster, violence, profanity, society, rivalry and friends mostly in Crime, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Green Street Hooligans: The Football Factory (2004), Blood and Bone (2009), I.D. (1995), This Is England (2006), Alpha Dog (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
108K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, teen, harsh ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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thought provoking, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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los angeles, california, america, south central los angeles, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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