Movies like Good People 2014

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Good People (2014)
 5.5
 17K
Good People (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, neo noir, dramatic, teen, detective, interesting
Audience: teens
Plot: bag of money, life turned upside down, couples, profanity, moral dilemma, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, drug addict, childless couple, rivalry, manipulation, dishonesty, couple relations, hidden money, disorder, investigation, pregnancy, rich man, baby, teamwork, friendship between men, sexual harassment, police station, stolen money, trespassing ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: london, england
Keyword: american, gangsters, french, bruise

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and neo noir films with plots about gangster, murder, shot to death, violence, held at gunpoint, death and rivalry mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Good People: Ca$h (2010), Don't Talk to Strangers (1994), Flawless (2007), Homefront (2013), RocknRolla (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ca$h (2010)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the ...
Style: tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, intelligent ...
Plot: couples, heist, chases and races, rivalry, moral dilemma, escapades, financial problem, loan, human nature, unlikely criminals, manipulation, cash ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Unhappy marriage causes divorce. Brosnan (new husband) and wife attempt to build a new life, and move to a new state. However, the ex-husband follows and the story unfolds from there.
Style: suspense, captivating, suspenseful, action thriller, crying ...
Plot: divorce, boy, kidnapping, strong female lead, manipulation, secret, rivalry, fight, female protagonist, police investigation, police, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.7
 26K
Flawless (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A female executive (Demi Moore) and a night janitor (Michael Caine) conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
Style: suspense, clever, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: diamond theft, robbery, heist, redemption, investigation, workplace, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, revenge, conspiracy, diamond, vengeance ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, year 1960, 60s
Place: london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 129K
Homefront (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter,Maddy. He decides to ...
Style: serious, rough, tense, exciting, breathtaking ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: father daughter relationship, protector, ex law enforcer, tough heroes, single father, chase, drug, single parent, undercover cop, mentor, drug dealer, retiring ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 7.2
 264K
RocknRolla (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and ...
Style: dark comedy, suspense, stylized, witty, talky ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: gangster, corruption, organized crime, twists and turns, gang leader, dark humor, mafia, heist, homosexual, chase, robbery, gay straight relations ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.3
 200K
Point Break (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send ...
Style: exciting, suspense, cult classic, intense, neo noir ...
Audience: kids, manly, boys' night
Plot: bank robbery, extreme sport, extreme sports, surfer, surfing, gang, robbery, gangster, undercover, bank robber, buddy, fbi ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, australia, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 6.6
 3K
The Burglars (1971)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, cynical, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, police corruption, chase, gangster, partner, police investigation, dishonesty, criminal heroes, investigation, heist, criminal, safecracker ...
Time: 20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place: greece, athens greece, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.2
 129K
Parker (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, robbery, thief, tough heroes, fight scenes, betrayal, mafia, revenge, assassin, romancing a criminal, car chase, happy ending ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, usa, ohio, new orleans ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Welcome to the Punch (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada, India
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Style: tense, exciting, stylized, suspense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: master criminal, organized crime, investigation, police corruption, anti hero, criminal, moral ambiguity, justice, betrayal, police detective, law enforcement, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england, iceland
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Kill Me Three Times (2014)
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: dark comedy, humorous, tense, surreal, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, hitman, vengeance, assassin, woman in danger, cons and scams, twists and turns, disorder, small town, danger, dishonesty, killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
All Things To All Men (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
Style: serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Plot: corruption, law enforcement, cons and scams, rivals, life is a bitch, dishonesty, crime boss, danger, criminal, police, hunt down, rivalry ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, london, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 7.3
 35K
The Getaway (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Style: neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, road movie ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, on the run, prison, betrayal, car chase, murder, bank robbery, robbery, caper, shootout, gunfight, infidelity ...
Time: 70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place: texas, el paso texas, austin texas, persia, san antonio texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Street Fighters (1982)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: New York City factory worker Eddie Marino (Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for JACKIE BROWN) is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. But when a corrupt judge sets the ...
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, action adventure, psychotronic, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, jail, home invasion, gangster, vigilante justice, rape, urban, rape and revenge, underground ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.6
 21K
Shaft (1971)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Style: grindhouse, stylized, tense, harsh, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: private detective, blaxploitation, gangster, lone hero, gang, anti hero, mafia, organized crime, urban, gunfight, hitman, kidnapping ...
Time: 70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, america, africa, harlem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.8
 8K
7 Seconds (2005)
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: suspenseful, stylized, realistic, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, disorder, hostage, dishonesty, rivalry, daring rescue, gangster, chases and races, female warrior, death, murder, fight ...
Place: bucharest, romania
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.1
 145K
Payback (1999)
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, suspense, black comedy, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: vengeance, money, organized crime, revenge, betrayal, anti hero, mafia, heist, greed, robbery, prostitute, violence ...
Time: future, 70s, 20th century
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.5
 107K
Headhunters (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary..
Style: stylized, captivating, dark comedy, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, pre-teens
Plot: twists and turns, surveillance, art thief, chase, art theft, revenge, reputation, male star appears nude, mind game, sex, infidelity, police investigation ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, europe, oslo norway
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Night of the Running Man (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: hitman, on the run, gangster, chase, heist, tough heroes, danger, dishonesty, law enforcement, pursuit, murder, crime boss ...
Time: 90s
Place: las vegas, usa, salt lake city utah, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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 7.7
 12K
The Finger Man (1962)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end ...
Style: neo noir, bleak, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot: gangster, betrayal, frame up, cons and scams, vengeance, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, friendship, crime gone awry, tough heroes, spy, criminal ...
Time: 20th century, year 1963, year 1962, 60s
Place: europe, france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Boiling Point (1993)
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: suspense, exciting, neo noir, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: undercover cop, murder, organized crime, prison, redemption, revenge, vengeance, investigation, undercover, tough heroes, working undercover, master criminal ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.4
 4K
A Good Man (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian gangster, ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, gangster, save the day, danger, gang, rivalry, gory, crime boss, organized crime, murder, hostage ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: russia, bucharest, romania, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.0
 14K
Deep Cover (1992)
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, suspense, hood ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: police investigation, gangster, brutality, drug, murder, drug addiction, undercover, racial slur, undercover cop, black, urban, betrayal ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 70s, year 1972
Place: los angeles, ohio, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.4
 405
Mask of Death (1996)
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, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gunfight, fugitives, fistfight, fbi, timebomb, tattoo, plastic surgery, shootout, betrayal, undercover, assassination attempt, hitman ...
Time: 90s
Place: seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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 2K
End of a Gun (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.
Style: rough, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, detective ...
Plot: martial arts, rescue, brutality, betrayal, chase, violence, murder, aikido, police detective, death, security guard, henchman ...
Time: 2010s
Place: paris france, houston texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.1
 19K
The Driver (1978)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He ...
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: car chase, heist, existentialism, carsploitation, car, gambling, witness, police detective, on the run, one last job, driver, law enforcement ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 6.7
 75K
Death Sentence (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, tense, suspense, harsh ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: vengeance, murder, violence, vigilante, gangster, vigilantism, revenge, tragic event, violent, character change, blood, loss of son ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: bolivia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 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, ambiguous ending, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, betrayal, vengeance, criminal, prostitute, tough heroes, organized crime, criminal's revenge, crime boss, corrupt cop, husband wife relationship, gangster ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.2
 23K
Empire State (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis (Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the EMPIRE STATE Armored Truck Company. He makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, Eddie ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, surprise ending ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: armored car robbery, robbery, armored truck, unlikely criminals, heist, chases and races, chase, embezzlement, police officer, police academy, employee employee relationship, money ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, new orleans, bronx new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.3
 37K
Get Carter (1971)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Michael Caine is Jack Carter, a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brothers death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends ...
Style: neo noir, grindhouse, tense, cult classic, grim ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, hitman, organized crime, investigation, mafia, murder, assassin, gangster, british gangster, gangsta, violent, vigilante ...
Time: 70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place: england, britain, northern england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Style: tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: train, hostage, caper, heist, hijacking, terrorism, kidnapping, chase, passenger, brutality, police investigation, fbi ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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