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The Swindle (1997)
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Original name: Rien ne va plus
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, cynical, clever
Plot:
casino, cons and scams, gambling, perfect crime, intrigue, hidden identity, forgery, disorder, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, betrayal, criminal heroes, gangster, criminal gang, scam, mafia, airplane, mountain, drunkenness, older man younger woman relationship, con artists, murder, con woman, gambler ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 1990s
Place:
swiss alps, france
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Most similar movies to The Swindle
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and witty films with plots about dishonesty, cons and scams, criminal heroes, gangster, heist, disorder and crime gone awry mostly in Crime, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Swindle: Criminal (2004), The Thieves (2012), Gambit (1966), Like a Fish Out of Water (1999), Bookies (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, tricky, psychological, talky, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
con artists, forgery, manipulation, cons and scams, heist, plot twist, justice, caper, partner, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, argentina, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, USA, Japan, Switzerland
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, exciting, semi serious, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
safecracker, heist, caper, master thief, perfect crime, criminal gang, art theft, criminal heroes, dishonesty, gem, gold, master criminal ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
korea, hong kong, south korea, east asia, macau ...
Similarity:
100%
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, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just likes to "ice" his victims -- enlist a mild-mannered, unsuspecting man in their mission to steal a rare and valuable fish. They plan to sell it ...
Style:
sexy, cynical, biting, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
hotel, woman with a gun, gangster, couples, disorder, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, dangerous attraction, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, forgery, femme fatale ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Four college friends become small-time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the attention of organized crime.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
gambling, bookies, college, unlikely criminals, friendship, crime gone awry, betrayal, buddies, fish out of water, cons and scams, gambling addiction, card playing ...
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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:
42%
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two British conmen in Chicago are mistaken for hired hitmen by mobsters wanting to rub out a rival gangster. Keen to make a fast buck, they pretend they are the hitmen but soon find they get more than they bargained for when the real ones turn up.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nothing goes right, hidden identity, fall in love, mistaken identity, heist, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, dishonesty, cons and scams, rivalry, criminal heroes, hitman ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Upon getting out of prison, a man who took the rap for some thief buddies gets together with them again, and tells them he's not interested in doing things with them any more. They stick a dead body in his trunk, unbeknownst to him, and he ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, cynical, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, criminal heroes, unlikely partners, gangster, criminal's revenge, nothing goes right, obsessive quest, crime gone awry, disorder, on the road, ex convict, lovers on the run ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, dark comedy, witty, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, robbery, heist, casino, cons and scams, child in peril, chase, gang, crime gone awry, dishonesty, profanity, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, idaho, seattle, nevada, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because ...
Style:
psychological thriller, semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
casino, gambling, poker, card playing, caper, heist, playboy, con artists, robbery, gambler, wedding, couples ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, switzerland
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, psychological, cynical ...
Plot:
heist, cons and scams, rock, insurance fraud, drowning, blackmail, disorder, mind game, prank, danger, terrorism, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
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:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A socially-challenged hitman's French retirement is ruined by the dodgy Brits on the Cote d'Azur.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
disorder, dark humor, criminal heroes, hitman, cons and scams, drunkenness, gunfight, female assassin, male nudity, con artists, graphic violence, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1933, a mischievous ten year old, Archie, is left in the care of his unattentive father, Charlie, a reluctant gangster indebted to mob boss Benny “The Bomb” Palladino. Benny gives Charlie a last chance to clear his ‘debt’ by collecting ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, hidden identity, criminal heroes, gangster, rivalry, on the run, family business, chases and races, dishonesty, family relations, crime gone awry, weakness ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
38%
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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:
surprise ending, tense, intense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, poker, betrayal, vengeance, brutality, cons and scams, gangster, dishonesty, organized crime, casino, caper, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, las vegas
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher (Michael Caine) is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives, Fletcher finds that the bank, acquired by his ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous
Plot:
finance, bank, silver, hotel, dishonesty, criminal heroes, betrayal, femme fatale, hidden identity, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, forgery ...
Time:
70s
Place:
switzerland, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three years ago. August has become a real problem for some of the bosses around town, and Ronnie will ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, working undercover, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, betrayal, dark humor, disorder, murder, cons and scams, friendship, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
38%
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, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, outsmarting, deception, perfect crime, twists and turns, scheme, con artists, robbery ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, usa, atlantic city new jersey, los angeles ...
Similarity:
37%
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726
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two policewomen from Internal Affairs arrive in a provincial precinct to investigate the death of an Algerian woman who was an informer. One punches, the other eyes, tip top.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth, partner, workplace intrigue, corrupt officer, police detective, danger, police station, unlikely partners, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, neo noir, ambiguous ending
Plot:
blonde, masked robber, casino, hitman, debt, shootout, femme fatale, brother brother relationship, loss of loved one, death of father, betrayal, gambling ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Into the solitary life of middle-aged hitman, Victor Meynard, come two people: Antoine, a youth who becomes Victor's apprentice, and Renée, a bold thief Victor's been hired to kill because she cheated a mobster. When circumstances prevent ...
Style:
sex comedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
male nudity, hitman, love and romance, sexual content, gangster, forgery, danger, criminal heroes, rivalry, dishonesty, adoption, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, exciting
Plot:
retirement home life, bank, down on your luck, friendship, unlikely criminals, elderly, disorder, retirement, cons and scams, mistaken identity, vengeance, nothing goes right ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
casino, gambling, redemption, cons and scams, family relations, one last chance, hopes, mentally challenged, heist, parents and children, son, father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, new york, nevada, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Four friends become stranded in Eastern Europe and have to become hit men, prostitutes, corrupt cops, smugglers and more to make it home.
Style:
clever, humorous, exciting, harsh, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, partners in crime, cons and scams, escapades, friends, disorder, smuggling, twists and turns, murder, gambling, crime gone awry, cop ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
lithuania, middle east, britain, europe, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
mobster, sting operation, scam, politician, mafia, get rich quick scheme, best friend, violent content, gangster, partner, friends, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sakiko, a young bank teller, has an unhealthy obsession with money. Thieves hold up the bank, kidnapping Sakiko in the process, but eventually crash their car, resulting in a suitcase stuffed with cash falling into a nearby river. For the remainder ...
Style:
slapstick, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
kidnapping, violent content, stash, cave, disorder, chases and races, misfit partners, crime gone awry, dishonesty, contests and competitions, obsessive quest, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognize George as the missing millionaire ...
Style:
black comedy, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
beer, sanitarium, con man, hustler, manipulation, partner, femme fatale, nothing goes right, misfit, odd couple, forgery, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, beverly hills, california
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.
Style:
light, realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty
Plot:
hitman, satire, mafia, silly humor, gangster, disorder, dishonesty, switching roles, on the run, hidden identity, opposites attract, society ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Rita is a girl that lives on taking gangsters as lovers. But when the money stops coming, she swears revenge.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
gangster, gang, rivalry, betrayal, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, criminal heroes, cons and scams, heist, nudity, mugging, satire ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
montmartre paris, europe, paris france
Similarity:
36%
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:
36%
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