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Party Monster (2003)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.
Style:
stylized, serious, disturbing, surreal, talky, black comedy, realistic, grindhouse, cult classic, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids
Plot:
gay, drug addiction, addiction, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, drug, life is a bitch, celebrity culture, party, drug addict, friends, social misfits, drug dealing, artists and showbiz, society, aids, murder, homosexual, gay slur, hallucination, police, stereotypes, lgbt, male friendship, city life ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 2003, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
new york, usa, indiana, manhattan new york city, dallas texas, grand central station manhattan new york city, california ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, interesting and intense films with plots about mentor, storytelling, brutality, runaway, dialogue, death and violence mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Party Monster: Less Than Zero (1987), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Basquiat (1996), Heavenly Creatures (1994), Permanent Midnight (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
drug addiction, drug addict, male nudity, friendship, male prostitution, male prostitute, hedonism, addiction, drug, drug abuse, homosexuality, love triangle ...
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Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa, palm springs california ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
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Bob and his friends Dianne, Rick and Nadine have been drug addicts for years and live from one high to the next. Gus Van Sant attempts to show an intimate look into the lives of heroin addicts with his film Drugstore Cowboy.
Style:
cult classic, road movie, independent film, depressing, grim ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
drug abuse, addiction, heroin, dark humor, drug addiction, drug, junkie, friendship, on the road, drug addict, beat generation, coming of age ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, portland oregon
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Alongside the ...
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inspirational, stylized, sexy, factual, atmospheric ...
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artist, art, graffiti, painter, biopic, drug abuse, painting, drug addiction, friendship, art history, drug, self destructing ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, surreal, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, friendship, obsession, lgbtq, teenager, mother daughter relationship, teenage girl, coming of age, lesbian romance, sapphic, murder, sexuality ...
Time:
1950s, year 1994, 90s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania, australia, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ben Stiller plays comedy writer Jerry Stahl, whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores memories with survivor Kitty, who ...
Style:
intense, factual, depressing, serious, cult classic ...
Plot:
addiction, drug, writers, heroin, drug abuse, husband wife relationship, drug addict, human nature, drug addiction, lifestyle, family problems, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 80s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa, beverly hills, pittsburgh, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless ...
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Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug use, drug, heroin addict, drug addict, heroin, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, death of pet, life philosophy, couple relations ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Audience:
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louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up ...
Style:
psychedelic, psychological, surreal, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then ...
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe, amsterdam, california ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug addiction, drug lord, drug dealing, drug abuse, drug, drug traffic, drug cartel, rise and fall, drug use, friendship, addiction, gangster ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, 80s, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
latin america, california, south america, usa, colombia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Denmark, USA, Cayman Islands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, brutal, sexy, psychedelic, bloody ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
prison, prison life, violence, social misfits, character study, mental illness, male nudity, violent, violence spree, society, fistfight, sadism ...
Time:
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Place:
england, britain, europe, united kingdom, london
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, heroin, drug abuse, basketball, downfall, drug, teenage life, life is a bitch, drug overdose, teenager, high school, drug addiction ...
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
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disturbing, stylized, factual, intense, sincere ...
Plot:
drug abuse, writers, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, lifestyle, rising to stardom, drug, prison, drug addiction, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 70s, year 1968, year 1972
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Style:
disturbing, psychedelic, captivating, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, heroin, drug addiction, drug abuse, existentialism, dark humor, counterculture, junkie, life is a bitch, subculture, dialogue, social misfits ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland, london, england, britain ...
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33%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style:
sincere, emotional, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, writers, journalism, gay, murder, obsession, biopic, friendship, writer's life, gossip and rumors, manipulation, character study ...
Time:
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Place:
kansas, manhattan new york city, usa, new york, mexico ...
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32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic, realistic, tense, talky, controversial ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, teen, hood ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california, albuquerque new mexico, palm springs california
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, gay, undercover cop, murder, police investigation, gay sex, violence, brutality, pretending to be gay, gay club, working undercover, undercover ...
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Place:
new york, usa, new york state, san francisco, canada
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Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, sexual, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, dark humor, psycho killer, punk, vigilante, infidelity, killer, true crime, profanity, lust, sex ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, harlem, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, sexy, bleak, erotic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, cynical, rough, brutal, dark ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
criminal, prison, true crime, convict, brutality, prison life, dark humor, character study, gangster, murder, eccentricity, judge ...
Time:
year 2000, 70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1978 ...
Place:
australia, melbourne, oceania, new zealand
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1.4M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, homoerotic, realistic, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
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organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, violence, mentor, mobster, drug traffic, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, psychopath ...
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Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, florida, italy, usa ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Time:
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Place:
usa, detroit, new york
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
cerebral, tense, dark comedy, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, persia, usa, north america ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often ...
Style:
sexy, factual, intense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex addict, group sex, friendship, filmmaking, showbiz, adultery, actor's life, addiction, couple relations, homoerotic friendship, promiscuity, character study ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california, los angeles, arizona
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Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, gothic, southern gothic, suspense, enigmatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, closeted homosexual, gay interest, investigation, murder, murder trial, journalism, voodoo, gay, justice, american south ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
cult classic, intense, entertaining, bad ending, serious ...
Plot:
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