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Jamesy Boy (2014)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of teenager James Burns who goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. He turns his life around in prison thanks to the unexpected friendship he forms with a convicted murderer who becomes his mentor.
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, crime drama, crying, rough, f word
Plot:
prison, mentor, friendship, prison life, criminal, confined, teaching the ways of the world, jail, gang, lawyer, anger, brother sister relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, drug, weightlifting, abandoned by mother, boy, homeless, poverty, little boy, black, redemption, friends, juvenile delinquency ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, independent film and rough films with plots about cigarette smoking, violence, murder, beating, friendship, gun and drinking mostly in Drama, Crime and Romance genres. Some movies like Jamesy Boy: The Basketball Diaries (1995), Starred Up (2013), Freedom Writers (2007), Kidulthood (2006), Dog Pound (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Style:
rough, emotional, teen, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, heroin, drug abuse, basketball, downfall, drug, teenage life, life is a bitch, drug overdose, teenager, high school, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, near future, 60s, year 1995 ...
Place:
boston, new york, seattle, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already ...
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, depressing, intense ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
prison, father son relationship, naked man, violence, prison life, juvenile delinquent, nudity, prison guard, hot guys, male nudity, therapist, nude young male ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
ethiopia, ireland, britain, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, lifestyle change, racism, teenage life, strong female lead, mentor, school teacher, bonding, idealism ...
Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, long beach california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, hood, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
bullying, gang, urban ghetto life, ghetto, juvenile delinquency, coming of age, urban, teenage life, social decay, gangster, friendship, teenage love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, britain, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Style:
sincere, tense, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, prison, juvenile prison, teenage boy, teenage protagonist, accidental killing, male pubic hair, prison life, reformatory, sodomy, juvenile detention, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
montana
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", ...
Style:
cult classic, intense, entertaining, bad ending, serious ...
Plot:
gang, street gang, prison gang, drug abuse, prison, gangster, destiny, male nudity, jail, ghetto, violence spree, drug addiction ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, ecuador, south america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, thought provoking, inspirational ...
Plot:
immigrant, u.s. mexico border, single father, truck, father son relationship, theft, single parent, parenthood, character study, teenage life, working class, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, mexico, southern california, south america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Style:
tense, realistic, bleak, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, prison, violence, gang, murder, transvestite, prison gang, marijuana, survival, prison rape, drug, mentor protege relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, pennsylvania, paris france, puerto rico ...
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction, prison, prison life, false accusation, friendship, sex scene, african american, husband wife relationship, lie, injustice, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, death row, prison rape, killer, murder, true crime, prison, drinking, prisoner, chase, rape, violence ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
rhode island, minnesota, new jersey, israel, africa ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of teenager, Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Style:
suspense, hood, disturbing, retro, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fbi, informant, father son relationship, drug traffic, buddies, culture clash, drug crime, fbi agent, teenager, uncle nephew relationship, teenage boy, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1986, year 2014, year 2017 ...
Place:
las vegas, ohio, michigan, detroit
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
cult leader, life sentence, sect, female murderer, serial killer, charles manson, hippie, prison, psychopath, confined, female assassin, manipulation ...
Time:
year 1969, year 2009, year 2014, year 2017, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her, and when they discover he is telling the truth, their reactions ...
Style:
independent film, creepy, retro, cult classic, dark ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, murder, strong sexual content, teenager, drug abuse, violence, death, marijuana, drug, serial killer, small town ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
oregon, california, usa, portland oregon
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, harsh, rough, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 2000s, year 2006, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, california, america, usa, north america ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, talky, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, gang, prison gang, violence, sexual abuse, gay rape, homosexual rape, racism, prison life, visceral, jail, mafia ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 70s, 50s, 1950s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jack is now out of jail and he meets Nick, his adolescent son. Their relationship will be complicated, because Jack has a problem with alcohol. But his love for Nick will help him to get over the past and reach his dreams.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
father son relationship, boy, adaptation, complex characters, starting over, prison, going straight, family relations, estrangement, prisoner, society, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s, 70s
Place:
seattle, usa, alaska, washington state, california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A day in Athens, Arizona, as teens and twenty-somethings navigate life without a compass. Jimmy has gambling debts and sees a chance to steal and sell a dead-man's stash of drugs. The corpse's cousin smells a rat. Jessica, who is ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, independent film, crying ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, eviction, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, juvenile delinquency, kids in trouble, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life, drug dealing, vengeance ...
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave.
Style:
sincere, contemplative, serious, realistic, hispanic ...
Plot:
fall in love, family relations, thanksgiving, family gatherings, marine, love and romance, soldier, society, self discovery, homecoming, parents and children, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, usa, california
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity. Apart from his artistic ...
Style:
neo noir, bleak, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
couples, cons and scams, student life, love and romance, destructive relationship, college, dancing, lie, friendship, friend, secret, police ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
1.4M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, homoerotic, realistic, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, violence, mentor, mobster, drug traffic, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, psychopath ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 90s, year 1990, year 1980 ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, florida, italy, usa ...
Similarity:
20%
19K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style:
sincere, emotional, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, writers, journalism, gay, murder, obsession, biopic, friendship, writer's life, gossip and rumors, manipulation, character study ...
Time:
1950s, year 2006, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
kansas, manhattan new york city, usa, new york, mexico ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict.
Style:
realistic, serious, talky, tense, political ...
Plot:
prison, serial killer, lawyer, politician, cruelty, judge, family relations, trial, civil rights, friendship, social activist, notoriety ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, manchester, yorkshire
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Fresh out of a long stretch in prison, Virgil Bliss (Clint Jordan) vows to go straight in this gritty, character-driven drama. But finding a job, a wife and a sense of purpose doesn't come easy when you're living in a halfway house ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, independent film
Plot:
prostitute, going straight, prison, starting over, downfall, redemption, haunted by the past, society, rehabilitation, unlikely criminals, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city, florida ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
Style:
tense, intense, disturbing, depressing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, cheerleader, gang, friendship, making love, visceral, adolescence, crime gone awry, mentor, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
20%
779
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two cunning and manipulative drifters venture into Farifield County, Connecticut looking to seduce wealthy and lonely housewives.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
infidelity, family relations, crumbling marriage, couple relations, breakup, fall in love, dysfunctional family, couples, single parent, criminal heroes, cons and scams, missing child ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, connecticut
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Marcus is a kid on Manhattan's mean streets. He's turning 15, his father is dead, his mother is in prison for smuggling undocumented aliens. His grandmother is raising him. He has four close buddies who have a basement clubhouse; they ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
coming of age, gang, friendship, boy, dysfunctional family, children, violence, teenager, runaway, little boy, worship, theft ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 70s
Place:
new york, new mexico, lower east side manhattan new york city, alaska, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, f word
Plot:
cons and scams, father daughter relationship, family relations, counterfeiter, fraud, money problems, family secret, social problems, con artists, investigative journalism, frog, skinny dipping ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1975, year 1981, year 1992, 70s ...
Place:
minneapolis minnesota, taj mahal, minnesota
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Style:
cult classic, brutal, independent film, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
hip hop, gang, ghetto, african american, poverty, coming of age, urban ghetto life, street gang, juvenile delinquency, rapper, gangster, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place:
los angeles, south central los angeles, california, america, usa ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
journalism, murder, gangster, uncover truth, tragic hero, law enforcement, drug abuse, drug dealing, fighting the system, rise and fall, life is a bitch, price of justice ...
Time:
2000s, year 1998
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.
Style:
melancholic, talky, stylized, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
politics, fighting the system, conspiracy, depression, justice, biopic, mental illness, revolution, injustice, conspiracy theory, on the run, drug abuse ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, year 1968
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, woodstock, pentagon ...
Similarity:
20%
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