Movies like Thursday
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Thursday (1998)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell breaks loose!
Style:
neo noir, sexy, witty, humorous, intense, suspenseful, surreal, funny, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, dark humor, drugs, gangsters, crime gone awry, drug dealer, female nudity, cons and scams, drug dealing, adoption, woman rapes man, police investigation, rape, violent woman, murder of a nude woman, racial slur, suitcase of money, death of pregnant woman, violent, suburbs, cheerleading, criminal heroes, violence, gunfight, marijuana ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, neo noir, entertaining and rough films with plots about dialogue, violent, storytelling, brutality, vengeance, corruption and murder mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Thursday: Smokin' Aces (2006), Layer Cake (2004), Pulp Fiction (1994), Suicide Kings (1997), Wild Card (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Style:
twist ending, clever, bloody, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, gangsters, hitman, assassin, violent, twists and turns, sniper, multiple storylines, disguise, killer, violence, violence spree ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
israel, usa, nevada, los angeles, las vegas
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Style:
neo noir, surprise ending, intense, clever, twist ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, twists and turns, betrayal, murder, drugs, heist, drug lord, drug addiction, violence, organized crime, mafia, criminal heroes ...
Time:
60s, 90s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, amsterdam, zurich switzerland, netherlands ...
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, witty, exciting, clever, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drugs, dark humor, gunfight, organized crime, violent, violence, overdose, hitman, gangsters, killings, multiple storylines, cocaine ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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 ⇓
100%
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57K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, brutal, bad ending, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, revenge, brutality, tough heroes, greed, betrayal, martial arts, lone wolves, redemption, gambling, dishonesty, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, new orleans, usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, ...
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, rough, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, organized crime, revenge, betrayal, gangsters, money, mafia, heist, greed, robbery, prostitute, suspense ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, new york
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75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Style:
stylized, intense, harsh, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, gang, drugs, mafia, ghetto, chase, betrayal, hip hop, addiction, gang war, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, california, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the ...
Style:
erotic, witty, twist ending, intense, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangsters, murder, hostage, police investigation, hitman, home invasion, nude, art dealer, insurance fraud, suspense, multiple storylines, destiny ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
Style:
exciting, neo noir, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover cop, murder, suspense, organized crime, prison, redemption, revenge, vengeance, investigation, undercover, working undercover, master criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Fred gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student Susie. Opposing Fred is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, ...
Style:
neo noir, harsh, bloody, stylized, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prostitute, psychopath, brutality, undercover cop, hitman, twists and turns, police detective, police corruption, loneliness, thief, strong sexual content, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
miami, florida, los angeles, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies like Pulp Fiction
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, police investigation, aikido, murder, justice, conspiracy, buddy cop, hitman, brutality, violence, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, inter cultural, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, chase, gangsters, on the run, martial arts, assassin, organized crime, police detective, police raid, attempted murder, gunfight ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
china, los angeles, hong kong, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, brutal, tense, intense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, robbery, gambling, mafia, organized crime, hitman, heist, murder, brutality, crime gone awry, gang, violence ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who ...
Style:
stylized, sexy, absurd, melancholic, controversial ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heist, organized crime, gunfight, drugs, robbery, chase, police corruption, violence, police officer, crazy, gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant in this black comedy.
Style:
thought provoking, cynical, talky, funny, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
killing spree, female killer, mass murder, serial killer, vigilante, stupidity, dark humor, society, rage, media, partners, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like Training Day
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the ...
Style:
parody, disturbing, dark, campy, talky ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, dysfunctional family, dark humor, housewife, murder, suburbs, suburban life, female killer, police investigation, violence, farce, visceral ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, baltimore, maryland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, talky ...
Plot:
witness protection, mafia, hitman, betrayal, life turned upside down, partners in crime, adaptation, transformation, police investigation, assassin, fbi, hunting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
michigan, toronto ontario canada, missouri, canada, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While on a seemingly routine job, a jaded hit man discovers that he's not the only one with his target in the crosshairs.
Style:
humorous, tense, surreal, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, murder, dark humor, twists and turns, vengeance, cons and scams, woman in danger, disorder, small town, dishonesty, killer, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tough police detective escapes from custody handcuffed to a foul-mouthed car thief after being framed for the murder of his ex-wife. He must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
Style:
neo noir, tricky, suspenseful, rough, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, chase, vengeance, police investigation, vigilantism, frame up, mafia, false accusation, stalking, femme fatale, revenge, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
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20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things goes wrong for Joey after the neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find the kid and the gun ...
Style:
twist ending, bloody, brutal, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
child abuse, gunfight, mafia, twists and turns, police corruption, undercover agent, suspense, violent, racism, police investigation, gangsters, mob boss ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Style:
intense, neo noir, cynical, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, kidnapping, gunfight, twists and turns, crime gone awry, ransom, suspense, pregnancy, car chase, rags to riches, confined, disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
mexico
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19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, bleak, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
private detective, serial killer, murder, kidnapping, suspense, drug dealer, murder of wife, investigation, violence, mafia, redemption, strong violent content ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, year 1991, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, corruption, police officer, suspense, brutality, vengeance, undercover, drug dealing, cia, police ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago illinois, vietnam, usa, california, japan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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42K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly ...
Style:
bleak, tense, realistic, cynical, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, drug addiction, drugs, police, investigation, murder, suspense, police investigation, police officer, addiction, twists and turns, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The black policeman Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA: the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, enigmatic, bad ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangsters, police investigation, brutality, drugs, murder, drug addiction, suspense, undercover, racial slur, undercover cop, betrayal, gang ...
Time:
90s, year 1972, year 1992, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, ohio, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Movies like Menace II Society
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gangsters, vengeance, murder, drug lord, vigilante, suspense, brutality, police officer, aikido, violence, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, latin america, colombia, west indies ...
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19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Style:
tense, realistic, bleak, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vengeance, murder, vigilante, revenge, suspense, violence, brutality, investigation, gangsters, widower, gang ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style:
harsh, emotional, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, gang, gangsters, lone hero, justice, drug cartel, vigilantism, violence, corruption, brutality, suspense, gunfight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, latin america, california ...
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18%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
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, suspenseful, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, heist, robbery, twists and turns, cons and scams, casino, kidnapping, chase, disguise, court, crime gone awry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, idaho, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
103K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Style:
talky, bleak, neo noir, intense, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
drug cartel, cocaine, lawyer, greed, crime gone awry, gangsters, suspense, betrayal, brutality, gratuitous violence, life philosophy, drug traffic ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, texas, usa, amsterdam, tijuana mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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