Movies like Disco Godfather
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Disco Godfather (1979)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A retired cop becomes a DJ/celebrity at the Blueberry Hill disco-- he's the "Disco Godfather!" All is well until his nephew flips out on a strange new drug that's sweeping the streets, called "angel dust," or PCP. Disco Godfather vows "to personally come down on the suckers that's producing this shit!" He takes to the streets, slaps drug dealers and even exposes a crooked cop that is covering for the dealers. In between, he still finds time to manage the Blueberry Hill and perform. "Put a little slide in yo' glide," he pleads to the patrons, "Put some weight on it!" Disco Godfather tracks down the kingpin that is behind all the angel dust production, but not before he is kidnapped and forced to inhale PCP through a gas mask!
Style:
campy, surreal, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, cult film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disco, blaxploitation, martial arts, drugs, exploitation, gangsters, nightclub, cult, drug abuse, revenge, african american, hallucination, urban legend, police corruption, black cop, intoxication, electroshock therapy, vice squad, kung fu, heroes, gang, undercover, bounty hunter, life is a bitch, injustice ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about rivalry, gangsters, law enforcement, vengeance, gunfight, martial arts and gang mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Disco Godfather: The Human Tornado (1976), Dolemite (1975), The Organization (1971), One Down, Two to go (1982), Zero Tolerance (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose Nightclub is threatened by the Mafia.
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Duration: 110 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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