Movies like The Two Jakes
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The Two Jakes (1990)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
This sequel to the classic Chinatown finds private detective Jake Gittes still haunted from the events of the first film. Hired by a man to investigate his wife's infidelities, Jake once again finds himself involved in a complicated plot involving murder, oil, and even some ghosts from his past.
Style:
neo noir, stylized, clever, sexy, light, noir, enigmatic, bad ending, melancholic, talky ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, infidelity, gangsters, investigation, betrayal, mafia, suspense, oil, corruption, blackmail, private investigator, courtroom, haunted by the past, catastrophe, twists and turns, mysticism, writers, criminal, weapons, conspiracy, lone hero, destiny, brutality, cheating ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 1930s, 20th century, year 1946, 40s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Most similar movies to The Two Jakes
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, neo noir, realistic and interesting films with plots about murder, twists and turns, greed, suspense, corruption, dialogue and storytelling mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Two Jakes: Tequila Sunrise (1988), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Chinatown (1974), Lantana (2001), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, organized crime, betrayal, surveillance, drug dealer, drugs, suspense, corruption, friendship, crime boss, gangsters, love ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman ...
Style:
neo noir, dark, stylized, clever, atmospheric ...
Plot:
private detective, african american, missing person, murder, gangsters, racism, political corruption, jazz club, home invasion, private investigator, violence, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1948
Place:
los angeles, california, africa, texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style:
neo noir, twist ending, atmospheric, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
private detective, corruption, investigation, femme fatale, rape, twists and turns, suspense, police, murder, conspiracy, father daughter incest, murder mystery ...
Time:
20th century, year 1937, 1930s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, america, pacific ocean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
20K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Australia, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
infidelity, therapist, adultery, police investigation, divorce, lust, sexuality, betrayal, cheating, jealousy, psychiatrist, character study ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, erotic, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
betrayal, adultery, obsession, sex, infidelity, femme fatale, murder, suspense, love affair, sexual content, female orgasm, relationships ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Style:
talky, serious, rough, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
corruption, murder, cheerleading, u.s. mexico border, moral ambiguity, police, dark hero, hitman, police corruption, happy ending, character study, emigration ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A retired ex-cop and private detective gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money and walks into a 20 year old case involving the mysterious disappearance of an actress' former husband.
Style:
clever, neo noir, talky, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, suspense, murder, female nudity, missing person, police investigation, betrayal, corruption, murder mystery, femme fatale, uncover truth, nude ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Style:
neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political corruption, murder, investigation, suspense, police, gangsters, police investigation, conspiracy, revenge, betrayal, partners against crime, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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, sexy, talky, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, betrayal, heist, murder, kidnapping, violence, money, death, twists and turns, criminal, nude ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, florida, usa, palm springs california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The complicated life and controversial suicide of George Reeves is investigated by a fictional private detective who finds that there are reasons to suspect that Reeves may not have killed himself after all. The detective also finds that there is a ...
Style:
neo noir, intense, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, showbiz, hollywood, fame, uncover truth, starlet, cover up, actor's life, dishonesty, death, gangsters ...
Time:
50s, year 1959, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, erotic, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot:
murder, gigolo, pimp, prostitution, frame up, infidelity, prostitute, suspense, redemption, sex scene, love affair, false accusation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, malibu california, palm springs california, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, suspense, police, police investigation, surveillance, corruption, murder mystery, partners, playboy, society, buddy cop, lawyer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
japan, los angeles, usa, tokyo, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, erotic, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
memory loss, investigation, private detective, murder, twists and turns, amnesia, suspicion, plastic surgery, mind game, infidelity, haunted by the past, car accident ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A recently orphaned millionairess, Olivia, really hates her scheming step-father. Olivia finds love with a young yacht racing captain, Tim, who isn't completely truthful with her. When the two run into a problem the local cop, who happens to be ...
Style:
neo noir, sexy, erotic, suspenseful, romantic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
plot twist, extramarital affair, adultery, infidelity, police investigation, sex scene, sex, woman in danger, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, couples, dangerous attraction, love triangle ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york state, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, clever, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, fbi, mafia, suspense, corruption, murder, legal, conspiracy, surveillance, courtroom, moral dilemma ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
tennessee, usa, memphis, boston, louisiana ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
suspense, murder, twists and turns, unfaithful husband, sex scene, dishonesty, nude, interrogation, fall in love, domestic violence, infidelity, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
99K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And ...
Style:
suspenseful, talky, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corruption, mafia, police, police corruption, nypd, internal affairs, gangsters, sheriff, dirty cop, organized crime, investigation, small town ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, california, texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In Queens, Mike Keegan is celebrating with his wife Ellie, his son Tommy and friends his recent promotion to detective in a precinct in Manhattan. Meanwhile, in a fancy club, the socialite Claire Gregory witnesses the murder of the owner of the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, stylized, sexy, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
murder, adultery, love triangle, infidelity, hostage, witness protection, bodyguard, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship, psychopath, death threat, home invasion ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert are former boxers-turned-cops in 1940s Los Angeles and, when an aspiring young actress turns up dead, Blanchard and Bleichert must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue ...
Style:
neo noir, twist ending, stylized, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
femme fatale, dangerous attraction, police investigation, murder, obsession, suspense, police corruption, lesbian, love triangle, gangsters, greed, hollywood ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1947, post world war two, year 1946
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer. Det. Rocco Klein ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, reflective, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
gangsters, gang, organized crime, hip hop, violence, blaxploitation, murder, ghetto, investigation, african american, mentor, police ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, new jersey, california, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Movies like L.A. Confidential
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, atmospheric, melancholic, dark ...
Plot:
femme fatale, police corruption, police, female assassin, female killer, gangsters, love story, secrets, woman on top, female nudity, blonde, sexy woman ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, phoenix arizona, brooklyn new york city, coney island brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, intense, psychological, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
femme fatale, police investigation, kidnapping, murder, scam, frame up, gangsters, suspense, secrets, manipulation, plot twist, twists and turns ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
37K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Style:
sexual, sexy, neo noir, surprise ending, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
femme fatale, murder, obsession, adultery, lawyer, betrayal, husband wife relationship, twists and turns, female nudity, deception, greed, lust ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Some thirty years after Arlis witnesses his father murdering a family, he runs into Kay, who happens to be the family's baby who was spared. Kay and Arlis suspect nothing about each other, but when his father returns, old wounds are reopened.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, tense, sexy, cerebral ...
Plot:
murder, suspense, twists and turns, nude, betrayal, adultery, gambling, sexualized violence, marriage, devil, dysfunctional family, relationships ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A loner moves in to a small Texas town, finds himself a job, and sets about plotting to rob the local bank.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, atmospheric, erotic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
erotica, femme fatale, infidelity, love triangle, manipulation, dangerous attraction, nude, suspense, teenager, dishonesty, bank robbery, accountant ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, california, virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Films like Double Jeopardy
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, intense, talky, tense ...
Plot:
mafia, gambling, casino, organized crime, gangsters, hollywood, jewish, suspense, ambition, rise and fall, love affair, bohemian life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, 70s
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa, new york, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, psychological, sexy, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, conspiracy, twists and turns, suspense, espionage, love triangle, political corruption, spy, cold war, investigation, military, politics ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., pentagon, usa, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can ...
Style:
surprise ending, psychological, suspenseful, talky, clever ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, twists and turns, investigation, guilt, mind game, suspense, law enforcement, prostitute, brutality, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
gay, murder, twists and turns, suspense, gay teenager, life is a bitch, plot twist, tragedy, police investigation, murder mystery, conspiracy, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, psychological, meditative, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder, missing person, suspense, infidelity, loneliness, manipulation, crime gone awry, complex characters, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, florida, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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