Movies like Tazza: The High Rollers
If you like "Tazza: The High Rollers" you are looking for rough, serious and realistic movies about / with gambling, prodigy, vengeance, ambition, obsessive quest, gambler and betrayal themes of Comedy and Crime genre shot in South Korea.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)
3K
Original name: 타짜
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 evening during a card game, Go-ni bets his life savings on a hand of hwatu, only to lose to a crooked cardsharp. Determined to get revenge, Go-ni sets out to find the guy who cheated him and win back his money.
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot:
gambling, prodigy, vengeance, ambition, obsessive quest, gambler, betrayal, tragic love, love affair, rivalry, grudge, dishonesty, cons and scams, bet, superhero, gangsters, poker, casino, asian prostitute, heroes, love and romance, master warrior, fall in love, couples, apprentice ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
korea
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Tazza: The High Rollers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and humorous films with plots about dishonesty, rivalry, cons and scams, gambling, vengeance, gangsters and criminal heroes mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Tazza: The High Rollers: Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014), The Big Swindle (2004), Inside Men (2015), No Blood No Tears (2002), The Thieves (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was a child. He will succeed his uncle and jump into the world of Tazza, risking his life in competition.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, twisted
Plot:
gambling, gambler, criminal heroes, twists and turns, betrayal, rivalry, vengeance, cons and scams, on the run, ambition, criminal's revenge, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, busan, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime gone awry, heist, law enforcement, disorder, dishonesty, betrayal, cons and scams, asian prostitute, bank robbery, rivalry, twists and turns, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
LEE Kang-hee, an editorialist of the influential conservative newspaper puts a congressman, JANG Pil-woo to the position of a leading candidate for President using the power of the press. Behind this, there was his secret deal with the paper’s ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, gangsters, conspiracy, revenge, government, gang, rivalry, evidence, mind game, blackmail, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 ...
Style:
stylized, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, vigilantism, redemption, track down, friendship, dishonesty, gangsters, rivalry, forbidden love, betrayal, graphic violence, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Movie in collections
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.
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, exciting, semi serious, noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, safecracker, master thief, criminal gang, criminal heroes, dishonesty, art theft, gem, gold, master criminal, secret agenda, perfect crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, hong kong, macau, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Also search:
Movies like Rounders
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Professional baduk (go) player Tae-seok loses a high-stakes game to infamous underground gambler Sal-soo, and ends up framed for the murder of his own brother and locked up in prison. He vows revenge and trains ferociously. After serving his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, vengeance, gangsters, murder, rivalry, dishonesty, prison, violence, monster, casino, suspense, fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
During their last (botched) operation, Hong Kong cops Chow Yun-Fat and Lui Fong accidentally cause the slight head injury of a pretty young woman. Because she has entered the country illegally, and has no other place to live, she pretends that she ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
buddy cop, rape, tattoo, love affair, kidnapping, couple relations, tragic love, unfulfilled love, memory loss, gambling, frame up, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A newcomer to ticket scalping, Joey Grey fights for his place in this new world.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nothing goes right, rivalry, kids in trouble, ambition, rebelliousness, best friends, obsession, buddies, crime gone awry, disorder, cons and scams, gambling ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Movie in collections
214
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Maya and Tony are a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde. Maya seduces businessmen while Tony copies their credit cards. It's a smooth con until one of their victims, Pierce, pulls a gun. Instead of killing them, Pierce offers the desperate couple a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir
Plot:
sexual content, femme fatale, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, heist, couples, disorder, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, intrigue, cons and scams ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, stylized, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, poker, con artists, wedding, couples, mate swapping, disorder, rivalry, unlikely criminals, partners, dishonesty ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Also search:
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels related movies
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Boston cop Pally is forced into early retirement, putting a strain on his marriage. Pally's stepbrother, Ray, attempts to lift his spirits by tipping him off to a sure-bet racehorse. But their attempts to secure the champion equine are thwarted ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gambling, mob boss, ambition, starting over, betrayal, crime gone awry, rivalry, family problems, jockey, horse ranch, disorder ...
Place:
usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, thief, interwar period, hitman, heist, disorder, polish, criminal's revenge, betrayal, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, vengeance ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
europe, poland, warsaw poland, switzerland, zurich switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The film is a gangster comedy about a businessman who becomes involved with the gangster underworld through the daughter of a crime boss.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, legal action, fall in love, couples, love triangle, parents and children, rivalry, unfulfillment, disorder, redemption, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mistakenly believing that he will be let go from the company, Philippe decides to sabotage the production at Saucibec. Upon learning that he is not the one who will be laid off, he will go to great lengths to right his wrongs ... but it's ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, mistaken identity, disorder, gangsters, crime boss, lawsuit, kidnapping, vengeful fired employee, factory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, gloomy
Plot:
gambling, addiction, obsession, bookies, couple relations, moral dilemma, cons and scams, destructive relationship, criminal's revenge, life is a bitch, buddies, gangsters ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Also search:
Movies like The Thieves
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Upon getting out of prison, a man who took the rap for some thief buddies gets together with them again, and tells them he's not interested in doing things with them any more. They stick a dead body in his trunk, unbeknownst to him, and he ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, cynical, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, criminal heroes, unlikely partners, crime gone awry, obsessive quest, nothing goes right, criminal's revenge, disorder, on the road, ex convict, erotica ...
Time:
90s
Place:
nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London seeking those who tried to have him killed in Amsterdam.
Style:
serious, tense, neo noir, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vengeance, rivalry, assassination attempt, haunted by the past, police corruption, law enforcement, violent, graphic violence, escapades, survival, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.
Style:
clever, feel good, funny, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
con artists, twists and turns, rivalry, cons and scams, bet, con men, competition, casino, farce, high society, gigolo, cheating ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
french riviera, france, riviera, south of france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Movie in collections
609
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a mob family takes over an amusement park after the owner dies under mysterious circumstances, the recently-fired clown mascot seeks vengeance for the loss of his job.
Style:
slasher, realistic, semi serious, biting, cynical ...
Plot:
amusement park, killer clown, evil clown, clown, conspiracy, suspense, graphic violence, dark humor, psychopath, religions or cults, vengeance, mentally unstable ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dreaming of ascending the underworld ladder and gaining revenge on his sadistic boss, Sal, a Mafia flunky, Frankie, tries to take a step in the right direction by "saving" an exploited, drug-addicted porn actress, Margaret.
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, sexual, rough
Plot:
gangsters, sidekick, strong sexual content, sexual abuse, redemption, love, rape, sex crime, italian mafia, filmmaking, gambling, criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Also search:
Movies similar to Tazza: The Hidden Card
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sentimental, exciting
Plot:
casino, gambling, redemption, cons and scams, family relations, one last chance, dishonesty, hopes, mentally challenged, parents and children, heist, son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, new york, usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He will succeeded and from that ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
cons and scams, betrayal, twists and turns, deception, friends, dishonesty, partners, criminal heroes, swamp, trick, strong female character, thief ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
gambling, bookies, gangsters, disorder, cons and scams, forces of nature, ambition, contests and competitions, nothing goes right, dishonesty, rivalry, silly humor ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sakiko, a young bank teller, has an unhealthy obsession with money. Thieves hold up the bank, kidnapping Sakiko in the process, but eventually crash their car, resulting in a suitcase stuffed with cash falling into a nearby river. For the remainder ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
heist, kidnapping, stash, cave, graphic violence, disorder, dishonesty, obsession, obsessive quest, contests and competitions, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, polish, betrayal, vengeance, heist, one last job, gangsters, friends, criminal heroes, thief, interwar period, city ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Also search:
Movies like Marrying the Mafia
Genre: Mystery, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Serge Vaudier, a mathematics teacher, wins the lotto twice and claims he can do it again, thanks to an infallible system he has designed. Is a he genius or a con man? Angèle, the head of the the government's bureau, is determined to entrap ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, realistic, humorous
Plot:
cons and scams, lottery, gambling, dishonesty, prodigy, police, gambler, mathematics, teacher, ambition, airport, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Rod Steiger stars as a vigilante who with the aid of his helper, Isaac Hayes, captures men whom he considers evil and executes them in his homemade electric chair.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
electric chair, vigilante, kidnapping, murder, vigilantism, dark humor, psychopath, injustice, religions or cults, political corruption, frame up, heroes ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
5K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man meets up with two "good guys" to recover what is unlawfully his, taking them on his whirlwind ride, doing things they never would have imagined, just to survive.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, stylized, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
twists and turns, traitor, police, manipulation, cons and scams, criminal heroes, master criminal, working undercover, undercover, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
french riviera, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.
Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, dishonesty, fish out of water, love affair, fall in love, dark humor, social relations, couples, parents and children, small town, cons and scams, faked death ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.
Style:
realistic, serious, neo noir
Plot:
gambling, casino, seduction, blind ambition, criminal heroes, gangsters, betrayal, dishonesty, bounty hunter, hitman, dark humor, cons and scams ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Related movie lists
