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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003)
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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003)
Original name: Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: "Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved with a group of petty criminals and their enigmatic leader, Jean. The gang lives hand-to-mouth until the day Jean plans a daring bank robbery. Although other gang members feel out of their league, Jean persuades them to take part and Caty finds herself in a hellish world of betrayal, violence and murder.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, rough, serious, neo noir, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, heist, robbery, dishonesty, murder, photojournalism, betrayal, criminal, prostitute, criminal heroes, female nudity, burglar, bank robber, gunfight, call girl, female protagonist, choreographer, jewel robbery, cameraman, strip club, television crew, female journalist, female reporter, jet ski, contract ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century, contemporary
Place: paris france, france, europe, cannes
Keyword: french

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Public Friends (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In order to make his little sick brother's dream come true, Leo and his best mates organize a fake score...but on the d day, they make a mistake and the fake score becomes a real hold up.Here starts the extraordinary adventure of PUBLIC Amis.
Plot: child cancer, cancer, money, siblings, nudity, prison, soccer, elderly woman, police, flashback, cigarette smoking, poker ...
Place: lyon, argentina
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The Last Tunnel (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A recently released prisoner reunites his criminal colleagues to pull off one last heist.
Style: exciting, serious, rough, humorous, realistic ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: canada, montreal, quebec
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The Gang (1977)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as "the front-wheel drive gang". The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, sincere, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, gangster, heist, chases and races, dishonesty, police investigation, chase, law enforcement, gang, criminal heroes, marriage, siege ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
The Sewers of Paradise (1979)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: In July of 1976, the Societé Générale of France was robbed of well over $10 million dollars by a group burrowing through the sewers of Paris. This movie is based on a book by the thieves' mastermind, Albert Spaggiari. The famous theft won ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, bank, dishonesty, criminal heroes, rivalry, chases and races, master criminal, shop owner, planning, tunnel ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, nice france
⇓ similarity ⇓
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City of Industry (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, perverse, hood, independent film ...
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Plot: heist, betrayal, gangster, gang, robbery, murder, violence, money, kidnapping, brother, ghetto, criminal ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, florida, palm springs california
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Madso's War (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A power vacuum develops when the top mob boss flees a federal indictment.
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Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, criminal heroes, betrayal, murder, violence, mafia, gunfight, bandit, gang, mob boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: boston, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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The Upper Hand (1966)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggle business.
Style: neo noir, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
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Plot: organized crime, gangster, special agent, disorder, rescue, dishonesty, hidden identity, law enforcement, danger, journalism, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time: year 1966, 20th century, 60s
Place: cuba, europe, france, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a ...
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Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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The Violent Four (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
Style: poliziottesco, detective, neo noir, non-linear, exciting ...
Plot: police, robbery, police officer, politics, car chase, social commentary, anarchist, theft, tough heroes, heist, rivalry, chase ...
Time: 60s
Place: italy, milan italy
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Choice of Arms (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 135 min.
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Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: france, paris france, ireland
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Ready 2 Die (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
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Paris by Night (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris’s demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the owners don’t bend the rules too far. Weiss knows he’s ...
Style: neo noir, serious, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic ...
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Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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This Thing of Ours (2002)
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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 667
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 123 min.
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Face (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
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The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 122 min.
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Canvas (1992)
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Country: Canada
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Charlie Valentine (2009)
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
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