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The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders (1979)
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Original name: Olsen-banden overgiver sig aldrig
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Egon plans to exploit knowledge gained during his latest term of incarceration. By stealing the unmanipulated financial records of DanInvest he obtains the majority of the stocks in the department store Magasin du Nord, just in time for their closing sale. The attempt to get the red suitcase that will save the day they rob the main vault at the EEC headquarters in Brussels and end up hijacking a tank.
Style:
period piece, light hearted, cult classic, slapstick comedy, slapstick
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, caper, heist gone wrong, urban, satire, escape plan, police chase, prison escape, political satire, european union, gang, finance, con men, stock exchange, social satire, tank, farce, armor, apple
Time:
70s
Place:
brussels, denmark, brussels belgium
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Most similar movies to The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out slapstick, period piece, light hearted and buddy comedy films with plots about heist, satire, caper, urban, friendship, mistaken identity and scheming mostly in Comedy, Crime and Family genres. Some movies like The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders: The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972), Martha (1967), Strike First Freddy (1965), Relax Freddie (1966), Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. ...
Style:
lighthearted, slapstick, witty, feel good
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, revenge, plan gone wrong, art theft, satire, catacomb, social satire, working class, hunter, prison, robbery, gang of thieves ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large sum of money (in American dollars and gold bars) in one of their commando bunkers, when they were ...
Plot:
fort, female nudity, heist, nude girl, con artists, treasure hunt, lieutenant, car chase, hotel, train, van, beach ...
Place:
denmark, scandinavia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that is. They don't have any money, so Egon has to open a safe at a restaurant to get some. As usual, however, Egon ends up in prision. When they ...
Style:
buddy comedy, witty, light hearted, slapstick, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, friendship, caper, heist gone wrong, master criminal, scheming, plan gone awry, prison, con artists, vacation gone wrong, satire, loyalty ...
Time:
70s
Place:
spain, mallorca, switzerland
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a low profile and hide the money. But it's stolen by "Kongen" and "Knægten", ...
Style:
light hearted, period piece, slapstick
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, armored car robbery, plan gone wrong, caper, mastermind, cat and mouse, treasure hunt, con artists, police chase, satire, urban, social commentary ...
Time:
70s
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are actually WORKING in a shop! Thus, he has to think of something else to get his hands on the money ...
Style:
buddy comedy, light hearted, period piece, slapstick, twisted
Plot:
heist, mastermind, caper, scam, unhappiness, gangster, criminal underworld, urban, escape, satire, social commentary, revenge ...
Time:
70s
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A good looking female social welfare worker makes Egon Olsen forget about crimes for some time, but when an American gangster breaks into a local bank and the police think its Egon's work, he has to get back to work to prove he's innocent.
Style:
slapstick, light hearted, period piece, retro, feel good
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, trio, caper, mistaken identity, friendship, master criminal, american gangster, social worker, satire, police chase, redemption ...
Time:
60s
Place:
denmark, copenhagen, new york
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a whirl of pleasures, but they are not truly happy. While Egon always has the money chained to him, Bøffen still manages to steal them. Egon ends up in ...
Style:
buddy comedy, lighthearted, retro, feel good, witty ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, train robbery, friendship, heist gone wrong, scheming, scam, jail, satire, prison escape, loyalty, road trip, revenge ...
Time:
70s
Place:
denmark, spain, copenhagen
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strongbox. When he gets out of Vridslose State Prison, Kjeld and Benny have become associates of Yvonne's cousin Georg from America. He is not just ...
Style:
lighthearted, witty, buddy comedy, slapstick, period piece
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, gang, computer, unhappiness, mastermind, chaos, satire, friendship, families, rivalry, working class ...
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Egon er atter bak murene. Og atter fødes en ny plan. En korrupt diplomat har på ulovlig vis ervervet seg 10 millioner dollar på salg av subsidiert fjellsmør til utlandet. Disse pengene skal "vaskes rene" i den norske avdelingen av ...
Style:
lighthearted, slapstick, tension, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, caper, computer hacking, fish out of water, satire, urban, surveillance, culture clash, reformation, moral ambiguity, getting home ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Denmark, Greece
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.
Style:
period piece, independent film, cult classic, dark comedy, black humor
Plot:
sailing, seafaring, mediterranean, survival, satire, moral ambiguity, blue collar, working class, ship, rite of passage, merchant marine, sea ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Frede Hansen, a game salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent on a ferry and kidnapped by enemy agents. He escapes and now the secret service want to use him as bait to track the enemy. They assign their best agent, Smith to be his partner ...
Style:
parody, surreal, spy comedy, light hearted, slapstick ...
Plot:
spy, james bond spoof, secret agent, cold war, fish out of water, mistaken identity, prankster, farce, undercover, salesman, sidekick, teenager ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, stockholm sweden, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Den här gången är Jönssonligan verkligen illa ute. Charles-Ingvar Jönsson, "Sickan" kallad, har dragit sig tillbaka. Vanheden och Dynamit-Harry är lämnade åt sig själva. Polisen jublar förstås, men Jönssonligan avskriver man ...
Style:
light hearted, buddy comedy, adult comedy, slapstick, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, gang, mastermind, art theft, prison, conspiracy, scheming, blackmail, unhappiness, mental institution, police chase, friendship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Vanheden and Dynamite-Harry are approached by Sickan's grandmother and Sickan's younger brother Sven-Ingvar. Their evil nemesis Wall-Enberg are planning to steal billions of euros of the European Union's grants to culture. The grant ...
Style:
slapstick, light hearted, fast paced, parody
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, money, attempted robbery, caper, swedish, gang, teamwork, corruption, chase, satire, rivalry, master criminal ...
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The sequel of the famous "Slå Først, Frede!"
Style:
spy comedy, action comedy, lighthearted, parody, slapstick ...
Plot:
spy, kidnapping, covert operation, secret agent, mobster, criminal syndicate, james bond spoof, cold war, hotel, gunfight, italian mafia, families ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, geneva switzerland, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After three hapless souls plan a big heist, things go hysterically wrong along the way.
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, buddy comedy, light hearted, feel good ...
Plot:
heist, entertainment, heist gone wrong, misadventure, plan gone wrong, caper, friendship, money, urban, greed, police chase, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help ...
Style:
light hearted, period piece, parody, slapstick
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, caper, vatican, art theft, betrayal, gangster, scheming, underworld, misfit, greed, farce, mobster ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Oliver Reed and Michael Crawford play two brothers who are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Crawford is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. After Crawford ...
Style:
buddy comedy, period piece, light hearted, witty, offbeat ...
Plot:
heist, caper, satire, disguise, unhappiness, publicity stunt, mistaken identity, high society, underdog, criminal, killing, police officer ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
Place:
london, scotland yard
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After they got imprisoned, small-time criminals Kuplung and Csumpi tell their stories to their cell-mate of how they have planned the most imperfect robbery. Their big idea was to rob the Money-liquidation Warehouse. The movie shows how they fielded ...
Style:
dark comedy, buddy comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, black humor
Plot:
friendship, heist gone wrong, heist, plan gone wrong, misadventure, prison, scheming, satire, flashback, narration, urban, gangster ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Three Angels and Five Lions is a 1982 comedy-family film written by Sven Methling and Bjarne Reuter, directed by Sven Methling.
Style:
lighthearted, slapstick, fast paced, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, museum, art theft, child protagonist, uncle, unhappiness, siblings, kidnapping, family drama, mistaken identity, urban, hostage ...
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Coming soon
Style:
humorous, light hearted, period piece
Plot:
slice of life, factory, social satire, identity crisis, feminism, business, marriage, mouse, teacher, cooking, cookbook, children ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rogues Jelly Knight, Scapa Flood, and Lennie the Dip leave prison expecting boss The Duke to have their stash ready to share out. Instead, Duke's girl Sara gives them the news Duke is dead and the money gone on nursing care. They soon discover ...
Style:
light hearted, fast paced, twist ending, period piece, satirical ...
Plot:
heist, con artists, friendship, redemption, criminal underworld, escapades, scheming, clinic, small town, satire, corruption, mistaken identity ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, london
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Roman TV technicians Fabio and Enzo have been unable to find decent jobs. They decide to crack a safe at a jewelry in Milan. To get the layout of the store, they enlist a beautiful but unsophisticated young woman, Deborah. To find underground access ...
Style:
buddy comedy, slapstick, lighthearted, fast paced, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
heist, caper, jewel theft, farce, misfit, urban, heist gone wrong, male friendship, scheming, lgbt, acrobat, safe ...
Place:
milan italy, rome italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nikolaj is now an civilian, and likes his new job as preschool-teacher. Timo is seperate from his Wife Lonnine, and the social workers threats to break his rigtg to see his son Heino. If is not pay five yeas "child-support-money" with he ...
Style:
buddy comedy, light hearted, feel good, slapstick
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
heist, siblings, brothers, friendship, loyalty, inheritance, absurd humor, motorcycle, custody battle, relic, animal rights, road trip ...
Place:
denmark, italy
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months in jail, Vanheden and Rocky come to welcome him when he's released. But he doesn't take ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
heist, criminal, disorder, safecracker, farce, criminal heroes, uninhibited rivalry, criminal's revenge, master criminal, gang, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This sequel to the box office hit All for One finds the previously tight-knit trio dispersed: Nikolai is on parole, while brothers Ralf and Timo are planning a heist involving the unlikely combination of unsalted butter, a strict diet and a ...
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, satirical, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
heist, money problems, criminal, satire, money, banker, theft, friendship, revenge, caper, loyalty, absurd humor ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Bernard, Harry and Alfie are three charming but unsuccessful crooks who smash and grab tactics rarely come off. On their way for another stint behind bars they see the traffic part for an on call fire engine and hatch a new plan. Upon their release ...
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, slapstick, lighthearted, black and white ...
Plot:
heist, mistaken identity, disguise, absurd humor, farce, bank robbery, unhappiness, caper, police chase, satire, urban, arson ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Sickan has a new plan. This time, the gang are going to steal a small computer micro chip which contains...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, not serious, suspenseful, humorous
Plot:
heist, european, disorder, farce, cons and scams, gang, dishonesty, master criminal, criminal heroes, partner, silly humor, gold bar ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A bank robbery goes completely to pot, a pair of shoplifters get both an old man and a cop behind them. It is the beginning of this zany comedy, including the guys from boy band V6.
Style:
dark comedy, feel good, satirical, semi serious, ironic ...
Plot:
heist, satire, criminal, bank robbery, heist gone wrong, escapades, theft, robbery, irony, burglar, bank robber, christmas ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An old detective does not want to retire. The only way out is to prove to his boss that he still can catch criminals. The problem is that there were no crimes recently to work on. Together with his retired friend he decides to commit a perfect crime ...
Style:
detective, buddy comedy, twisted, period piece, light hearted ...
Plot:
art theft, friendship, caper, investigation, bank robbery, retirement, heist, partners in crime, social commentary, nostalgia, bureaucracy, ageism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
22%
290
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.
Style:
dark comedy, fast paced, absurd, road movie, independent film
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, satire, dark humor, anti hero, gas, social commentary, frustration, urban, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, black market ...
Time:
year 1970, year 1975, 70s
Place:
utah
Similarity:
22%
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