Movies like The Big Swindle
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The Big Swindle (2004)
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Original name: 범죄의 재구성
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since CHOI Chang-Hyuk's release from jail. But this time around he's got and elaborate plan cooked up. It's the biggest bank heist in history that'll make any thief have a wet dream. The best five thieves come together to form a team.
Style:
exciting, realistic, stylized, rough, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime gone awry, heist, law enforcement, betrayal, disorder, dishonesty, cons and scams, bank robbery, twists and turns, crimes, graphic violence, rivalry, con artists, police, caper, car chase, mistress, counterfeiter, bank, card playing, planning, fireball, interrogation, police investigation, recruiting ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
asia, korea
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, exciting, suspenseful and serious films with plots about crimes, dishonesty, rivalry, heist, disorder, criminal heroes and crime gone awry mostly in Crime, Action and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Big Swindle: The Thieves (2012), Eye for an Eye (2008), Open City (2008), No Blood No Tears (2002), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Sung-chan is a top detective of the special crime squad. He is notorious for punishing the opponent who hurts his pride. When Hyun-min impersonates as Sung-chan and robs a cash transport car under the daylight, and seizes $10 billion worth of ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jo Dae-yeong is a police officer investigating a pickpocket ring with ties to the Yakuza. One day he rescues Baek Jang-mi from danger, only to discover that she is the boss of the gang he has been tracking.
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Time:
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Place:
asia, korea
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Gyung-sun is a washed-up cab driver who has been trying to go straight after years in trouble with the law after being a big-time safecracker. Soo-jin wants to be a famous singer, but lives the life of a trophy girlfriend to her vicious gangster ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A guy with a talent for cards makes his way into the dangerous world of underground gambling in this crime thriller from South Korea. Go-ni (Jo Seung-woo) is a small-town guy with a big appetite for gambling. Convinced he's on a hot streak one ...
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serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, neo noir
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 105 min.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
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Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a group of friends decide to pull a bank heist to get out from underneath their money troubles. They quickly discover that things can unravel in a hurry! A compromised LAPD Detective (Corey Haim) on the take with a crime syndicate figure want ...
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Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
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Duration: 94 min.
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Country: South Korea
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Duration: 105 min.
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