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Stand Up Guys (2012)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc and Hirsch, for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.
Style:
humorous, talky, black comedy, semi serious, cult classic, funny, suspense, dark comedy, neo noir, action thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, gang, gangster, life philosophy, redemption, mafia, criminal heroes, moral dilemma, dishonesty, partners in crime, revenge, ex convict, friendship between men, best friend, assassin, crime family, mobster, badass, twists and turns, murder, death, old man, female nudity, passionate kiss, rape victim ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspense, entertaining and clever films with plots about violence, brutality, mentor, dialogue, storytelling, gangster and greed mostly in Crime, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like Stand Up Guys: The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Tough Guys (1986), Righteous Kill (2008), Coldblooded (1995), Last Vegas (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mobster named Jimmy the Tulip agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison; he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hitman, mafia, assassin, adultery, dark humor, twists and turns, killer, farce, organized crime, gangster, contract killer, opposites attract ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
montreal, chicago, canada, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Harry Doyle (Lancaster) and Archie Lang (Douglas) are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, light, road movie, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
prison, partner, aging, nothing goes right, gangster, police investigation, odd couple, dishonesty, buddies, elderly, stalking, disorder ...
Time:
80s, year 1956, year 1986
Place:
bolivia, mexico, new jersey, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, avenger, killer, police investigation, murder, justice, serial killer, brutality, plot twist, police, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city
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100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Cosmo, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman. He learns his new trade from Steve, a seasoned killer. He falls in love with a yoga teacher, Jasmine, and must figure out a way to leave the mob ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, stylized, intense, black comedy ...
Plot:
hitman, murder, contract killer, gangster, killer, dark humor, moral ambiguity, professional killer, opposites attract, dishonesty, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, hilarious, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
elderly, friendship, vacation, casino, bachelor party, aging, buddies, hot and sexy, male friendship, marriage, funeral, disorder ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, brooklyn new york city, new jersey, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
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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: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, feel good ...
Plot:
happy ending, art theft, forgery, museum, caper, bank robbery, security guard, heist, unlikely criminals, buddies, robbery, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
denmark, new york, miami, boston, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, touching, humorous, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
elderly, bank robbery, old man, money, retired, senior citizen, plan, swearing, masked robber, tattoo, bank, caper ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
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:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, ...
Style:
clever, funny, humorous, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
debt, hollywood, movie business, producer, gangster, filmmaking, gambling, dark humor, mobster, organized crime, loan shark, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, los angeles, california, florida, usa ...
Similarity:
38%
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:
37%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, entertaining, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
36%
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:
dark comedy, suspenseful, black comedy, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, mafia, dark humor, twists and turns, hostage, crime gone awry, manipulation, gangster, organized crime, mobster, profanity, stupidity ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, new york
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
Style:
suspense, stylized, intense, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, father son relationship, mafia, organized crime, gang, twists and turns, small town, uncle nephew relationship, bag of money, friendship, male bonding, violence ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, montana, usa, turkey ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style:
dark comedy, witty, humorous, talky, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, gangster, psychopath, screenwriter, dog, murder, serial killer, crime gone awry, mob boss, strong violent content, buddies, violent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1947, year 1963, year 1954 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, united kingdom, america, usa ...
Similarity:
50%
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:
31%
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:
30%
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127K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, neo noir, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, friendship, gangster, epilepsy, urban ghetto life, money, strip club, street gang, stripper, character study, life philosophy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, north america, new jersey
Similarity:
28%
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, brutal, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, violence, mafia, organized crime, gangster, hitman, poker, brutality, crime gone awry, assassin, murder, sex ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2008, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, witty, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hitman, happy ending, chase, killer, organized crime, contract killer, gangster, vengeance, assassin, lone hero, betrayal, dentist ...
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago mob boss and curry favor with organized crime in New York, the trouble begins. It isn't long before Johnny and Kamal (the ...
Style:
funny, humorous, semi serious, realistic, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
prank telephone call, gangster, vengeance, dishonesty, sarcasm, mafia, gay slur, hip hop, hitman, unemployment, on the run, prank ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, new york, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
twists and turns, unemployment, priest, betrayal, dark humor, caper, female serial killer, blackmail, greed, cons and scams, call center, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, oregon, wyoming
Similarity:
25%
Movie in collections
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:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of ...
Style:
black comedy, sexy, dark comedy, light, humorous ...
Plot:
hitman, assassin, friendship, businessman, american football, cheerleader, character study, twists and turns, plot twist, depression, dialogue, eccentricity ...
Time:
y2k, year 2005, future, 21st century
Place:
mexico, mexico city, latin america, amarillo texas, minneapolis minnesota ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and ...
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, neo noir, talky, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, robbery, gangster, dark hero, organized crime, undercover cop, gang, psychopath, perfect crime, violent, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, usa, bolivia, southern california, california
Similarity:
24%
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:
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Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Style:
dark comedy, neo noir, black comedy, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
stripper, christmas, strip club, femme fatale, robbery, murder, gangster, mobster, dark humor, organized crime, voyeur, crooked lawyer ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, kansas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wedding, murder, desert, dark humor, friends, satire, dead prostitute, justice, love and romance, unlikely criminals, uncover truth, nothing goes right ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
las vegas, california, los angeles, usa, nevada
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by ...
Style:
black comedy, suspense, funny, detective, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
amusement park, gunfight, cop, investigation, black, vengeance, die hard, machine gun, violence, car, frame up, guy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
beverly hills, los angeles, usa, detroit, michigan ...
Similarity:
24%
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