Movies like Cops and Robbers 1973
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Cops and Robbers (1973)
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Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Style:
humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, buddy movie
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, mafia, police officer, gangsters, heist, chase, crime gone awry, police corruption, innocence lost, partners, disorder, police detective, dishonesty, criminal heroes, cons and scams, dog, bandit, thief, money, police, investigation, caper, friendship, pregnancy, businessman ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and cult film films with plots about disorder, chase, dishonesty, criminal, gangsters, money and cons and scams mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Cops and Robbers: Starsky & Hutch (2004), The Hot Rock (1972), Bank Shot (1974), Get Charlie Tully (1972), Poor White Trash (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy ...
Style:
buddy movie, parody, funny, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
cocaine, buddy cop, car chase, police, police investigation, police officer, drugs, organized crime, gangsters, car, police detective, drug lord ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, chicago illinois, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Style:
humorous, talky, semi serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, organized crime, crime gone awry, police corruption, suspense, revenge, museum, jewel thief, dishonesty, criminal heroes, buddies ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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84%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, humour, judiciary, robbery, gang, unlikely criminals, chase, dishonesty, criminal heroes, disorder, showbiz ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000 but during their flight out Charlie is arrested for coning an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss Bank and after Charlie is released is about to tell ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
heist, on the run, camp, bank, cons and scams, love affair, criminal heroes, chase, dishonesty, gangsters, love and romance, rich woman ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy, london, switzerland, italy, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Mike and Lenny are two buddies who dream of getting out of the trailer park. Out of desperation they resort to burglary as a means of financing Mike's college education. Their dream is jeopardized one summer day when their ploy to shoplift Near ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, entertaining
Plot:
family relations, nothing goes right, ambition, parents and children, disorder, youth, teenage life, single parent, small town, fight, manipulation, greed ...
Time:
90s
Place:
illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, absurd, light, witty ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, friendship, disorder, friends, cons and scams, buddies, partners, runaway, dishonesty, love and romance, robbery ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on the play by 'Joe Orton' this film follows the adventures of two pals who have pulled off a bank robbery and have to hide the loot. Fortunately (?) one of them works in a funeral parlour and they have a coffin to spare.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, caper, gay, farce, hotel, unlikely criminals, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, dishonesty, disorder ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Culebra and Cabesa, a pair of criminals, decide to take a bank at gunpoint, dressed as penitents. The plan is simple: Get in, get the money, take off all the loot quickly and catch the first flight to Brazil. But things get complicated when a ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, tense, light, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, bank, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, disorder, farce, friendship, robbery, hostage, silly humor, confined, television reporter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. ...
Style:
humorous, talky, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, movie star, serial killer, police, police investigation, law enforcement, odd couple, buddies, fish out of water, justice, undercover cop, amateur detective ...
Time:
90s, 80s, future
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Gangster (Lino Ventura) with his accomplice (Charles Gérard), prepares to take part in the "first psychological hold-up in the history of crime". Next door to the jewellers of Van Cleef & Arpels, on the Croisette, in Cannes, the ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, stylized, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, jewelry, new year, bittersweet, couples, love and romance, dishonesty, unlikely couple, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1972, year 1968, year 1969 ...
Place:
france, europe, marseille, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Enid only looks like she's sleeping. In fact, she's dead. Shortly after Enid caught her husband Harry in bed with her sister June, a row ensued, whereupon June accidently killed Enid. June's problem now is to hide the truth from the ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, clever, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
infidelity, dark humor, police officer, gunfight, murder, redneck, sibling relationship, injustice, couples, investigation, on the run, love and romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 50s, year 1959
Place:
new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind, with a rose tattoo on her behind. Fun in the sun turns dangerous when they end up shooting bullets ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
During the run of a particularly awful interpretation of Richard III, the star, Anthony O'Malley, begins to frequent a rough pub to develop his character. He meets Barreller who he discovers owes someone he's never met a considerable sum ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, offbeat
Plot:
disguise, debt, debt collector, hidden identity, unlikely criminals, disorder, cons and scams, gangsters, dishonesty, pretense, aging, irish ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disorder, cons and scams, heist, crime gone awry, dishonesty, goofy hero, partners, track down, chase, gangsters, money, bully ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get married and if she wants privacy with her boyfriend, she has to ...
Style:
scenic, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
date night
Plot:
heist, shopping mall, money, disorder, couples, friends, society, criminal heroes, contests and competitions, dishonesty, partners, love and romance ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa. But cops Gravedigger and Coffin know all about Deke and his fraudulent schemes that take ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, investigation, odd couple, police investigation, dishonesty, partners, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, master criminal, buddies, law enforcement, black cop ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, africa, harlem, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
bank robbery, vietnam war, on the run, heist, caper, disorder, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, gangsters, criminal heroes, chase, crime gone awry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his ...
Style:
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Plot:
vengeance, robbery, nothing goes right, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, rivalry, destiny, lone hero, justice, life philosophy, adaptation ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three washed-up actors must deliver the most convincing performances of their lives as part of a dangerous plot designed to finance their triumphant comeback.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
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Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Rick and Reni came to California in search of a new lease on life. Unfortunately, all they found was each other... In a last ditch effort to save their struggling relationship, the duo twist their couples' counseling therapy into a plot that ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, humorous, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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 ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, new jersey, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Plot:
african american, disco, gangsters, blaxploitation, ghetto, train, cons and scams, city life, friendship, friends, urban ghetto, vengeance ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Housemaid Georgette (Girardot) loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
murder, cleaning lady, tv host, blackmail, money, bank, mushroom, lgbtq, corpse, bourgeoisie, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, monte carlo, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Chris and Bill are called upon for their excellent surveillance record to stakeout a lakeside home where a Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading or already hiding. Unlike their earlier _Stakeout_, this time they are accompanied by Gina ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, funny, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, seattle, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the ...
Style:
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Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, surreal, humorous, funny, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, phoenix arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe (William H. Macy) accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator (James Cromwell), who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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