Movies like Matchstick Men
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Matchstick Men (2003)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Style:
psychological, feel good, twist ending, entertaining, surprise ending, light, intellectual, talky, tricky, emotional ...
Plot:
con artists, twists and turns, cons and scams, mental illness, heist, suspense, con men, greed, slick, psychology, thief, father daughter relationship, obsession, police investigation, crime gone awry, character study, criminal, misfit, career, family relations, parents and children, self discovery, juvenile delinquency, family reunited, doctors and patients ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Most similar movies to Matchstick Men
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out interesting, clever, realistic and complex films with plots about suspense, storytelling, twists and turns, dialogue, dishonesty, greed and gangsters mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Matchstick Men: Focus (2015), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Art of the Steal (2013), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Thirteen (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years ...
Style:
exciting, romantic, entertaining, sexy, tricky ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
heist, con artists, cons and scams, partners, mind game, twists and turns, fall in love, interracial love, femme fatale, suspense, manipulation, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, argentina, new orleans, las vegas, new york ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style:
talky, surreal, humorous, funny, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, dog, psychopath, screenwriter, serial killer, killings, buddies, gangsters, crime gone awry, gunfight, strong violent content, murder ...
Time:
year 1963, year 1947, year 1975, year 1954, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, phoenix arizona
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100%
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:
humorous, tricky, clever, entertaining, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, art, robbery, conspiracy, con men, crime gone awry, revenge, motorcycle, twists and turns, police investigation, bank robbery, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, poland, detroit, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, thief, casino, deception, cons and scams, con artists, outsmarting, caper, group of criminals, perfect crime, scheme, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, atlantic city, usa, los angeles, atlantic city new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, boys' night, teens, date night
Plot:
heist, casino, mentor, revenge, robbery, perfect crime, gambling, con artists, thief, criminal's revenge, conspiracy, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, north america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies like Catch Me If You Can
267K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style:
twist ending, entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, con artists, gangsters, chase, twists and turns, poker, cons and scams, heist, organized crime, manipulation, casino, train ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, new york
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100%
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:
funny, entertaining, humorous, absurd, clever ...
Plot:
heist, dark humor, robbery, crime gone awry, painting, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, culture clash, african american, murder, con artists ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mississippi, new orleans, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
11K
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:
suspenseful, surprise ending, tricky, talky, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, forgery, con artists, manipulation, heist, plot twist, justice, crime gone awry, partners, dishonesty, criminal heroes, petty criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, surprise ending, sexy, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, twists and turns, hitman, unemployment, crime gone awry, criminal, war injury, femme fatale, murder, brutality, greed, suspense ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, wyoming, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, con artists, robbery, perfect crime, master thief, thief, con men, planning, suspense, twists and turns, art thief, cheating ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, europe, rome italy, paris france, new orleans ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Movies like Ocean's Eleven
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, surprise ending, tricky, cynical ...
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, manipulation, twists and turns, small town, betrayal, suspense, murder, cons and scams, disorder, nothing goes right, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, nevada, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
An Argentinian crime drama revolving around a sheet of rare stamps (the Nine Queens).
Style:
clever, tense, surprise ending, twist ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, heist, thief, swindle, plot twist, manipulation, crime gone awry, justice, partner, police, forgery, partners in crime ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, spain, venezuela, latin america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, intense, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
christmas, stripper, strip club, gangsters, betrayal, murder, robbery, organized crime, twists and turns, femme fatale, greed, winter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any ...
Style:
tense, clever, tricky, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, con men, organized crime, twists and turns, justice, crime gone awry, faked death, heroin, caper, con artists, police corruption, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Christopher Walken shines in this cult-favorite dark comedy as Charlie, a former mobster who is abducted by five privileged young men (Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas) desperate to raise a $2 million ransom ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, mafia, dark humor, crime gone awry, manipulation, suspense, hostage, organized crime, mansion, nothing goes right, confined ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, atlantic city new jersey, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Movies similar to Focus
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Henry Manning (Paul Newman) has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann ...
Style:
humorous, clever, light, semi serious, sexy ...
Plot:
robbery, bank robbery, chase, retirement home, aging, elderly, cons and scams, dishonesty, golden years, couple relations, criminal heroes, couples ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly ...
Style:
clever, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, feel good, visually appealing ...
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, hitman, friendship, murder, mafia, casino, con artists, redemption, gunfight, chase, childhood ...
Time:
80s
Place:
las vegas, chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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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:
clever, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, dramatic ...
Plot:
heist, diamond theft, robbery, suspense, redemption, investigation, workplace, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, revenge, con artists, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1960, 60s
Place:
london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an ...
Style:
surprise ending, neo noir, twist ending, mind bending, confusing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, plot twist, heist, master criminal, criminal, manipulation, organized crime, gangsters, suspense, interrogation, investigation, deception ...
Time:
20th century, year 1981, 80s, 90s
Place:
new york, los angeles, hungary, turkey, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
38K
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:
surprise ending, suspenseful, clever, tricky, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangsters, robbery, blackmail, gunfight, criminal, twists and turns, gold, mastermind, con artists, deception, suspense ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Films like Primal Fear
130K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
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:
tense, suspenseful, clever, intense, tricky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, betrayal, safecracker, heist, suspense, thief, one last job, con artists, race against time, cons and scams, gangsters, bank robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, quebec, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style:
surprise ending, clever, neo noir, twist ending, confusing ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, hitman, revenge, disorder, mistaken identity, suspense, organized crime, mafia, mysterious character, master criminal, deception, vengeance ...
Time:
year 1979, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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35%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, entertaining, light, neo noir ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, prison, hot and sexy, robbery, fbi, runaway, hotel, love story, gangsters, crime gone awry, opposites attract ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, michigan, detroit, miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
bank robbery, memory loss, heist, suspense, amnesia, casual sex, seduction, female nudity, violence, young man, robbery, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, kansas, california, kansas city
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, clever, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Plot:
gambling, twists and turns, psychiatrist, betrayal, mastermind, con artists, mentor, greed, heist, obsession, crime gone awry, loneliness ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, washington state, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Films like 21
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, twist ending, serious, rough ...
Plot:
blackmail, infidelity, adultery, dangerous attraction, police investigation, betrayal, couples, twists and turns, disorder, rape, suspense, crime gone awry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, melancholic, enigmatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gambling, gambling addiction, poker, gambler, greed, casino, addiction, police investigation, embezzlement, banker, suspense, drugs ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, new jersey, toronto ontario canada, atlantic city new jersey, atlantic city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
13K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need ...
Style:
clever, surprise ending, tense, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, gangsters, betrayal, vengeance, organized crime, dishonesty, brutality, twists and turns, con artists, criminal heroes, rivalry, ambition ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, las vegas, california
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34%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Style:
road movie, surreal, sexy, avant garde, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
surrealism, murder, betrayal, forbidden love, on the run, violence, hallucination, sex scene, rape, domineering mother, hitman, cult ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, new orleans, austin texas, canada, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
192K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, serious, tricky, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, depression, suspense, psychiatrist, murder, twists and turns, patient, deception, mental institution, life turned upside down, conspiracy, sleepwalking ...
Time:
future, year 2004, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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