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Mississippi Grind (2015)
28K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.
Style:
road movie, tense, depressing, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, realistic, exciting, neo noir, entertaining ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, poker, friendship, road trip, money, money problems, gambling addiction, redemption, crime gone awry, debt, down on your luck, partner, obsessive quest, unlikely partners, addiction, card playing, gambler, bet, luck, male bonding, male friendship, swindle, buddy, poker player ...
Time:
year 2015, y2k, 80s, 70s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
new orleans, usa, southern usa, memphis, north america, mississippi, california ...
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Most similar movies to Mississippi Grind
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and offbeat films with plots about friends, friendship, buddies, gambling, redemption, partner and on the road mostly in Drama, Comedy and Sport genres. Some movies like Mississippi Grind: California Split (1974), Deal (2008), Saint John of Las Vegas (2009), Sparkler (1997), Swingers (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Down-on-his-luck gambler Bill (George Segal) links up with free spirit Charlie (Elliott Gould) at first to have some fun, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his ...
Style:
grim, talky, cynical, witty, clever ...
Plot:
gambling, poker, casino, transvestism, friendship, loneliness, gambler, female nudity, card playing, drug, stoner, gambling addiction ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas, reno nevada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Style:
realistic, tense, psychological, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
poker, gambling, card playing, mentor, competition, human spirit, contests and competitions, downfall, underdog, follow your dream, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
las vegas, usa, texas
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, road movie, offbeat ...
Plot:
gambling, self discovery, hopes, dark humor, on the road, going straight, life is a bitch, love and romance, starting over, escapades, dishonesty, promotion ...
Time:
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Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is told to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when she meets three guys - Trent, Brad and Joel traveling to Las Vegas, she decides they are those kings and joins them on a trip. In Vegas she ...
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Plot:
closeted homosexual, truck driver, psychic, gambling, friendship, on the road, drag queen, stripper, reunited friends, partner, best friend, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, cult classic, sexy, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship between men, casino, womanizer, aspiring actor, sex, comedian, dancing, friendship, depression, breakup, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationships ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas, new york, wisconsin ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the ...
Style:
road movie, inspirational, melancholic, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, friendship, boxer, contests and competitions, athlete's life, underdog, hopes, ambition, road trip, sex scene, love triangle, on the road ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Style:
tense, clever, realistic, retro, light ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
poker, gambling, card playing, blackmail, mind game, gambler, adultery, casino, american football, jazz, friendship, gangster ...
Time:
1930s, year 1965, 20th century, 70s
Place:
ohio, new orleans, los angeles, usa, louisiana ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Real Time is a comedic drama about a compulsive gambler given one hour to live by the man hired to kill him.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, suspenseful, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, gambling, resentment, disorder, regret, unlikely partners, partner, chases and races, dealing with death, race against time, boss and employee, vengeance ...
Place:
ontario canada
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Style:
road movie, cult classic, atmospheric, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
u.s. navy, road trip, sailor, male bonding, beer, buddy, profanity, fighting the system, society, on the road, travel, taxi ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, boston, maine, washington d.c., philadelphia ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter. Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden hijacks her two best friends and sets off in a vintage ...
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, road movie ...
Plot:
friendship, on the road, family relations, parents and children, elderly, death in the family, mother daughter relationship, promise, road trip, longing, stepmother, female leader ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
idaho, utah, california, nevada, usa ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
17 years after Regalo di Natale the same 5 players for a new challenge. Who can trust who?
Style:
tense, humorous, satirical, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
poker, gambling, christmas, revenge, turning the tables, card playing, old friends reunited, escapades, gambler, satire, deception, betrayal ...
Similarity:
25%
339
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX Networks in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by ...
Style:
semi serious, cynical, humorous, realistic, witty
Plot:
cons and scams, addiction, gambling, mind game, dishonesty, rivalry, buddies, best friend, card playing, dark humor, gambler, gambling addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A year after becoming the toast of New York City's art scene, photographer Max Martin has lost his ability to take a decent picture. On the night before his make-or-break gallery opening, surrounded by the trappings of success but devoid of ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, offbeat
Plot:
photographer, friendship, prodigy, starting over, obsessive quest, lifestyle, race against time, mysterious character, dull life, addiction, city life, nightlife ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A female buddy story in which Meg Tilly plays a child-like 20-something who has just walked out on her abusive husband. Darly (Christine Lahti) is fleeing a life as a waitress and stripper and is on her way to Alaska to claim a home and family she ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, truck driver, waitress, female friendship, female protagonist, buddy, waking up, journey, girl power, buddies, couple relations ...
Time:
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Place:
alaska, wyoming, portland oregon, usa, canada
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, clever, hilarious ...
Plot:
niece, prostitution, rehabilitation, gambling, couple relations, obsessive quest, love and romance, rescue, redemption, couples, nothing goes right, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, nevada, las vegas
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
oregon, new orleans, california, new jersey, reno nevada
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, intense, semi serious, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, greed, friendship, stupidity, unlikely friendships, partner, nothing goes right, dishonesty, change of luck, dark humor, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, bulgaria, las vegas
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sid and Nancy screenplay author Abbe Wool makes her directorial debut with this tale of a factory worker name Joe (X front man John Doe) who hits the road on his Harley to scatter the ashes of a co-worker. Joined by wannabe biker Sam (Adam Horovitz ...
Style:
road movie, light, talky, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
motorcycle, on the road, biker, hotel, road trip, life philosophy, friendship, bike, biker gang, obsession, journey, loner ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
usa, seattle, los angeles, las vegas, nevada ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, poker, medical school, rivalry, contests and competitions, follow your dream, ego clash, underdog, buddies, ambition, college, casino ...
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere ...
Plot:
gambling, gambler, bet, prodigy, unlikely partners, partner, career change, cons and scams, dishonesty, nudity, casino, gambling addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, nevada, las vegas
Similarity:
22%
10K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, road movie, inspirational, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night
Plot:
coming of age, on the road, friendship, young lovers, road trip, culture clash, male bonding, travel, adolescence, adolescence vs adulthood, student life, obsessive quest ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1985, 80s, future
Place:
texas, austin texas, vietnam
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Their trip takes them across Utah's desert where they have run-ins with Ed'd ...
Style:
road movie, dark comedy, cult classic, surreal, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
road trip, on the road, desert, loner, surrealism, salesman, name calling, quirky character, cat, travel, friendship, odd couple ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
utah, usa, california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake charity to embezzle money for tuition.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
college, cons and scams, campaign, charity, buddies, christian, friends, student life, dishonesty, youth, fall in love, fraud ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, austin texas
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Style:
touching, realistic, talky, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, salesman, addiction, unemployment, alcohol abuse, bittersweet, recovery, loneliness, tragedy, character study, self discovery, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, texas, usa, phoenix arizona, new jersey
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.
Style:
talky, road movie, philosophical, humorous, cult classic ...
Plot:
highway, friendship, wilderness, male bonding, isolation, character study, woods, workplace, buddies, workplace situations, driver, letter ...
Time:
year 1988, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Three young men with disabilities embark on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs to lose their virginity and embrace their independence. Inspired by a true story and remake of the Belgian film Hasta La Vista
Style:
road movie, sincere, humorous, semi serious, cute
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
paralysis, disability, brothel, self discovery, quadriplegic, friends, escapades, buddies, obsessive quest, terminal illness, friendship, independence ...
Place:
montreal
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous ...
Style:
independent film, road movie, black and white, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
minimalism, immigrant, road trip, on the road, hipster, immigration, slacker, dialogue, existentialism, coming of age, melancholy, culture clash ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, new york, ohio, manhattan new york city, cleveland ohio ...
Similarity:
21%
21K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his ...
Style:
touching, tricky, psychological, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, self discovery, midlife crisis, relationships, small town, imaginary friend, life philosophy, character study, loneliness, depression, creativity ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
long island, atlantic ocean, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the instant they get embroiled in a drug-running scheme that goes awry. When things start getting messy, they rue the day they agreed to the venture; ...
Style:
humorous, touching, sentimental, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, heroin, partner, going straight, drug dealing, social misfits, human nature, youth, buddies, redemption, lifestyle ...
Time:
70s, year 1992, 90s, year 1975
Place:
detroit, michigan, canada, usa
Similarity:
21%
616
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film, offbeat ...
Plot:
relationship vs career, musician's life, lifestyle, performer's life, obsessive quest, ambition, family problems, on the road, showbiz, crumbling marriage, artists and showbiz, road trip ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
idaho, usa
Similarity:
20%
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