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Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
10K
Original name: Жмурки
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head. There are more than 20 Russian-movie stars in the film, but you will not be able to recognize them immediately since they are all in disguise.
Style:
black comedy, realistic, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, dark comedy, serious, suspenseful, black humor
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
russian mafia, frame up, russian roulette, dark humor, rivalry, police corruption, crime gone awry, heroin, criminal heroes, gangster, drug dealing, spoiled brat, hitman, violence, torture, gunfight, brutality, corpse, mafia, gang, underground, humour, drug crime, exodus, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
90s, year 2005, 1990s
Place:
russia, moscow russia, russian
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Most similar movies to Dead Man's Bluff
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about gangster, murder, rivalry, violence, revenge, gun and criminal heroes mostly in Crime, Thriller and Comedy genres. Some movies like Dead Man's Bluff: Brother 2 (2000), Brother (1997), Thursday (1998), Brigada (2002), Zero 2 (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Arriving in Moscow, Chechen veteran Danila (Sergei Bodrov Jr) meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
killer, mafia, organized crime, russian mafia, uncover truth, siblings relations, buddies, vengeance, gangster, anti hero, crime boss, immigrant ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, soviet union, chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
28K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer, and he puts Danila into this criminal world asking him to kill someone.
Style:
suspenseful, grim, harsh, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
russian mafia, vigilante, organized crime, life philosophy, brutality, mafia, life is a bitch, gangster, friendship, dark hero, mob hit, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 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 ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, independent film, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, hitman, drug dealer, drug dealing, crime gone awry, male rape, female rapist, woman rapes man, marijuana, gangster, criminal heroes, violent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, usa, texas, los angeles
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
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Story:
Brigada, also known as Law of the Lawless, is a Russian 15-episode crime mini-series that debuted in 2002. It became very popular, but received mixed reviews due to accusations in aestheticization of violence. The miniseries follows the story of ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
Plot:
russian mafia, organized crime, crime boss, mob boss, criminal heroes, gang, mafia, murder, cocaine, buddies, friendship, criminal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
What would you get if you mix a gangster film and a soap opera? "Zero 2" is a crazy twister of criminal romance and sexy violence that just might laugh you to death.
Style:
sexy, realistic, suspenseful, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, hitman, criminal heroes, partner, crime gone awry, disorder, profanity, chases and races, rivalry, twists and turns, underworld, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lithuania, europe
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Corrupt cops, street gangs, "Bratki" in "Bummers" (BMWs) steal and "Merins" (Mercedeses), angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends in a black Bummer who go on a mission from one region of ...
Style:
serious, road movie, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
russian mafia, criminal heroes, group of friends, gangster, corrupt law enforcer, dishonesty, crime gone awry, intrigue, bribery, murder, on the road, chases and races ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
75%
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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, suspense, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, polish, vengeance, betrayal, thief, one last job, friends, criminal heroes, caper, revenge, theft, city ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Billy has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind Jason, a newly released thug with a vicious temper. Jason thinks it's his job to teach Billy about crime, drugs and women. Little does he know ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealing, murder, female pubic hair, police, ambition, criminal's revenge, gang, criminal heroes, rise and fall, rivalry, vengeance, british gangster ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
100%
101K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two policemen must join forces to take on an international drug- smuggling gang - one, an unorthodox Irish policeman and the other, a straitlaced FBI agent. Sergeant Gerry Boyle is an eccentric small-town cop with a confrontational and crass ...
Style:
philosophical, dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
small town, drug dealing, police investigation, fbi, police corruption, buddy cop, buddy, blackmail, drug smuggling, justice, gangster, dark humor ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, peru, europe, boston
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall behind in their payments. After meeting up with Napoli, another mob ...
Style:
poliziottesco, cult classic, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
italian police, mafia, mob boss, swing, mobster, police, gangster, cons and scams, hitman, rivalry, criminal heroes, gang ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An epic battle rages lawn on the streets of Harlem between Italian mobsters and black gangsters. The battles are intense, the more each side tries to oust another. Both groups use their best killers. Since it is a brutal gangster transvestites to be ...
Style:
independent film, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, cross dressing, martial arts, revenge, gangster, transvestism, psychopath, urban ghetto, injustice, hitman, danger, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, year 1956
Place:
new york, ohio, harlem
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, hostage, dishonesty, rivalry, disorder, daring rescue, female warrior, hired killer, gangster, chases and races, death, fight ...
Place:
bucharest, romania
Similarity:
20%
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:
black comedy, neo noir, erotic, dark comedy, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangster, murder, hitman, contract killing, home invasion, sex, art dealer, insurance fraud, destiny, nudity, hostage, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
20%
313
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Five strangers, each with his own special talents, are recruited by the mysterious 'X'. They do not know why they are brought together, but nonetheless agree to a series of potentially lucrative schemes. A planned bank robbery goes awry ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, crime gone awry, suspicion, master criminal, undercover, confined, unlikely criminals, race against time, dishonesty, law enforcement, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, asia
Similarity:
20%
519
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors; a thief and a victim.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, mind game, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, police investigation, master criminal, dishonesty, vengeance, betrayal, law enforcement, confined, survival ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A debt collector for the mob (Academy Award(R)-winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.) finds his fate taking a series of treacherous turns after his powerful boss and mentor (Miguel Ferrer) is caught in a dangerous double cross with the most dangerous drug dealer ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, drug dealing, criminal's revenge, gangster, gunfight, tough heroes, violence spree, criminal heroes, chases and races, rivalry, vengeance, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, cuba
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, detective, hood, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, organized crime, gangster, mafia, drug lord, murder, cocaine, mob boss, violence, redemption, prison, subway ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
new york, italy, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city ...
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, humorous, rough, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, dark humor, one last job, stepfather stepson relationship, teaching the ways of the world, partner, crime gone awry, danger, on the road, apprentice, twists and turns, hunt down ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter. The FBI persuades ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxer, gunfight, fugitives, strip club, damsel in distress, stripper, shootout, fistfight, tattoo, machine gun, plastic surgery, fbi ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, mafia, fighting crime, martial arts, assassin, revenge, working undercover, gang, special agent, frame up, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
usa, seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A mafia film in Tarantino style with a star-studded cast. Jimmy’s “The Saint” gangster career has finally ended. Yet now he finds him self doing favors for a wise godfather known as “The Man with the Plan.”
Style:
neo noir, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, crime gone awry, hitman, one last job, organized crime, buddies, revenge, redemption, gunfight, dark humor, hopes ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s
Place:
usa, colorado, denver colorado, new jersey
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A mobster moves to a new town as a protected witness and tries to start over, only to find he can't escape his old ways
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, going straight, hidden identity, criminal heroes, special agent, gangster, vengeance, crime gone awry, tough heroes, danger, criminal's revenge, hitman ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Donnie Yen Chi-Tan, a hair-trigger cop, goes on the lam with Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lum, a prim lawyer, after they witness a botched robbery attempt. The police think they're the perpetrators, while the real crooks (including Mortal Kombat star ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, lawyer, fight, heroic bloodshed, fight scenes, mistaken identity, murder, gangster, disorder, police detective, chases and races ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Gabriella, a Columbian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with fodder for her scrapbook of death. She lands a job with ...
Style:
dark comedy, bloody, disturbing, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, dangerous attraction, murder, cleaning lady, dark humor, obsession, blood, investigation, macabre, samurai sword, death, violence ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
miami, colombia, usa, florida, seattle
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, martial arts, gang, chase, investigation, murder, gangster, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
18%
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:
suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, reluctant partners, aikido, police investigation, murder, brutality, violence, hitman, buddy cop, justice, buddy, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
18%
14K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, disturbing, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
gangster, gang, crime gone awry, heist, dark humor, greed, caper, love and romance, nothing goes right, change of luck, on the run, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1999, future, 90s, 20th century
Place:
australia, sydney australia, england, new zealand
Similarity:
18%
127K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, funny, stylized, satirical ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mafia, dark humor, gangster, violence, runaway, family bonds, german shepherd, profanity, parents and children, dishonor among criminals, organized crime, mob hit ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
normandy, france, brooklyn new york city, paris france
Similarity:
18%
6K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dirty cop, police corruption, gang, street gang, drug dealing, guilt, internal affairs, investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, working undercover, murder ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
los angeles, south america, latin america, cuba
Similarity:
18%
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