Movies like The Ladykillers
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The Ladykillers (2004)
112K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Style:
entertaining, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, absurd, bad ending, hilarious, parody, clever, light ...
Plot:
heist, dark humor, robbery, african american, painting, crime gone awry, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, american football, culture clash, murder, friends, con artists, criminal, racism, sheriff, religious fundamentalist, cat, perfect crime, gang, teamwork, attempted robbery, bandit, thief ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
mississippi, usa, new orleans, mississippi river
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, clever and entertaining films with plots about dialogue, twists and turns, greed, storytelling, violence, mentor and brutality mostly in Crime, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Ladykillers: Fargo (1996), Raising Arizona (1987), Big Nothing (2006), Chain of Fools (2000), Gambit (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to ...
Style:
witty, humorous, funny, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing
Plot:
kidnapping, satire, robbery, parenthood, screwball, baby, american football, adoption, missing child, policewoman, desert, dark humor ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
twists and turns, unemployment, priest, betrayal, dark humor, caper, female serial killer, blackmail, greed, cons and scams, call center, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
usa, oregon, wyoming
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
Style:
clever, humorous, witty, black comedy, funny ...
Plot:
violence, crime gone awry, dark humor, love and romance, suicide, eccentricity, transvestite, drug, mentor, childhood, adaptation, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Harry Dean has a perfect plan to steal a priceless bust. The core of which is Nicole a look alike for his marks late wife. Will the gambit go as planned?
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
forgery, caper, heist, partner, cons and scams, crime gone awry, disorder, perfect crime, art theft, thief, con artists, cat burglar ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place:
hong kong, middle east, asia, china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
Style:
humorous, clever, dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
dark humor, nothing goes right, kidnapping, murder, snow, disorder, comedy of errors, down on your luck, held captive, life insurance, frozen body, winter ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa, minnesota
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
Style:
entertaining, clever, stylized, exciting, tricky ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, master thief, caper, perfect crime, con artists, planning, con men, thief, art thief, fraud, jail ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, rome italy, paris france, europe, netherlands ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, witty, intense, disturbing ...
Plot:
politics, satire, death, sexism, dinner, vigilante, serial killer, dark humor, murder, wine, painter, hypocrisy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
iowa, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
Style:
funny, humorous, semi serious, exciting, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
stupidity, nothing goes right, hitman, save the day, family relations, disorder, petty criminal, parents and children, eternal love, mob hit, husband wife relationship, fbi agent ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
florida, miami, usa, boston, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's ...
Style:
road movie, funny, visually stunning, dark comedy, epic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
prison escape, great depression, blues, on the run, small town, roman empire, country music, dark humor, music, runaway, satire, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 2000, 20th century, y2k, 2000s ...
Place:
mississippi, ancient greece, persia, america, greece ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, witty, surreal, visually appealing ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
hotel, art theft, mentor, mentor protege relationship, prison escape, murder, escapades, twists and turns, gunfight, painting, fictional country, lawyer ...
Time:
1930s, year 2014, 20th century, 60s, 80s ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, persia, america ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two 19th-century opportunists (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis) become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist (Tom Wilkinson).
Style:
stylized, dark comedy, black comedy, romantic, visually appealing ...
Plot:
dark humor, serial killer, greed, anti villain, fall in love, death, cruelty, adaptation, friends, partner, culture clash, doctor ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, edwardian era, 1800s, 18th century
Place:
scotland, england, ireland, europe, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wedding, murder, desert, dark humor, friends, satire, dead prostitute, justice, love and romance, unlikely criminals, uncover truth, nothing goes right ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
las vegas, california, los angeles, usa, nevada
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
humorous, clever, dark comedy, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, heist, dark humor, gangster, crime gone awry, disorder, organized crime, nothing goes right, scheme, friends, violent, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Similarity:
28%
27K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Style:
sexy, light, entertaining, humorous, absurd ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
heist, caper, perfect crime, collector, revenge, art theft, art, forgery, crime gone awry, farce, greed, stereotypes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some ...
Style:
clever, entertaining, witty, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, art, robbery, con men, conspiracy, crime gone awry, twists and turns, motorcycle, revenge, police investigation, gang, cons and scams ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, poland, detroit, warsaw poland
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, ...
Style:
clever, funny, humorous, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
debt, hollywood, movie business, producer, gangster, filmmaking, gambling, dark humor, mobster, organized crime, loan shark, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, los angeles, california, florida, usa ...
Similarity:
25%
52K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the ...
Style:
non-linear, dark comedy, psychological, black comedy, sexy ...
Plot:
murder, twists and turns, dark humor, accident, multiple perspectives, chase, vandalism, crime gone awry, car accident, police, obsession, creativity ...
Time:
year 2003, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, absurd, cult classic, hilarious ...
Plot:
heist, prison, greed, robbery, runaway, safecracker, caper, cons and scams, criminal heroes, dishonesty, planning, crime gone awry ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
cleveland ohio, ohio
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three bank tellers. One goal: knock the place over. The ultimate inside jobs, plotted by three people with nothing to lose.
Style:
funny, melancholic, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
heist, bank robber, desert, robbery, small town, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, bank, friends, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, employee ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
24%
970K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the ...
Style:
witty, funny, clever, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, caper, organized crime, gambling, gangster, sarcasm, underground fighting, twists and turns, group of criminals, cons and scams, master criminal, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain, antwerp, belgium ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring ...
Style:
clever, entertaining, exciting, suspense, witty ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, boys' night, date night, teens
Plot:
heist, casino, revenge, robbery, perfect crime, mentor, caper, conspiracy, vengeance, expert, hotshot, bank robbery ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, usa, north america, mexico ...
Similarity:
23%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, dentist, frame up, drug use, femme fatale, betrayal, dark humor, false accusation, twists and turns, life turned upside down, couples, disorder ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
wisconsin, usa, arizona, france
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
unemployment, loss of job, robbery, heist, caper, bankruptcy, couples, business, husband wife relationship, gangster, suburbs, greed ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cynical, absurd ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
stupidity, espionage, satire, paranoia, farce, divorce, gym, dark humor, infidelity, internet dating, online dating, sarcasm ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, virginia, persia, america ...
Similarity:
12%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
murder, advertising, vengeance, revenge, competition, police investigation, contests and competitions, workplace intrigue, advertising agency, dark humor, rise to the top, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, california
Similarity:
22%
14K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, disturbing, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
gangster, gang, crime gone awry, heist, dark humor, greed, caper, love and romance, nothing goes right, change of luck, on the run, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1999, future, 90s, 20th century
Place:
australia, sydney australia, england, new zealand
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to ...
Style:
funny, exciting, humorous, action comedy, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, african american, law enforcement, farce, criminal, happy ending, impersonating a police officer, bank robbery, safecracker, police station, dumb ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, latin america, mexico ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, crime gone awry, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, danger, couples, home invasion, moral ambiguity, escalation, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive ...
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, not serious, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
criminal, gangster, midget, stupidity, father son relationship, black, ghetto, adoption, money, craps, baseball, dumb police ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006
Similarity:
22%
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