Movies like Charlie Valentine
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Charlie Valentine (2009)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide out with his estranged son, Danny, played by Michael Weatherly. What ensues reveals the true nature of some of the most unsavory of characters.
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, family relations, dishonesty, criminal heroes, betrayal, parents and children, strong violent content, disorder, crime gone awry, gangsters, violence, mafia, nude, teaching the ways of the world, power relations, female nudity, gunfight, bloodbath, profanity, bare breasts, shooting, blood, gun, falling from height, shot to death ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about criminal heroes, dishonesty, gangsters, heist, betrayal, crime gone awry and rivalry mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Charlie Valentine: Ready 2 Die (2014), 2:22 (2008), The Crew (2008), Hand Gun (1994), Spanish Judges (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, gang, murder, dishonesty, heist, disorder, on the run, crime gone awry, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, gangsters ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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95%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The plan was easy; the job was not. On a snowy night a tight crew of four criminals plan to pull off a routine heist. When things go horribly wrong, friendship, loyalty and trust are pushed to the limit.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, rough
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boys' night
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heist, crime gone awry, confined, disorder, dishonesty, criminal heroes, twists and turns, suspect, gangsters, organized crime, snow, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful
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boys' night
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gangsters, heist, betrayal, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, gang, dishonesty, brother brother relationship, organized crime, lesbian, mafia, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack is in the midst of a major robbery, which leaves him injured and his accomplices dead. Jack manages to hide the $500,000 from the robbery before he makes his way to his death bed.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female psychopath, heist, power relations, estrangement, family relations, disorder, siblings relations, riddles and clues, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, on the run, treasure hunt ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A con-artist hires two low-lifes to cover him during a deal, ending with three criminals, two dueling pistols, and one night they'll never forget
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir
Plot:
psychopath, mind game, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal's revenge, mentally challenged, heist, murder ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Danny and his gang attempt to rob the warehouse of a mob boss, they find themselves on the run. Danny goes back to his hometown to find his mother has recently died leaving him the farm on the condition that he must open the dairy and run it ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot:
on the run, warehouse, mob boss, law enforcement, rivalry, vengeance, gang, dishonesty, criminal heroes, going straight, gangsters, crime gone awry ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A rising Boston gangster (Ben Barnes) endangers those around him when he starts to make moves without the knowledge of his boss (Harvey Keitel).
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, interesting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, violence, gang, criminal heroes, revenge, kidnapping, crime boss, betrayal, brother brother relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Using the Internet and global satellites, a group of gangsters pull off the biggest bank heist in the Mafia's history.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heist, mafia, organized crime, master criminal, cosa nostra, betrayal, criminal heroes, partners, crime gone awry, dishonesty, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Daryl gets out of jail after 5 years. His mother has died, his girlfriend is married, and he can't find a job. His new girlfriend Vanessa, whom he meets when a gunman opens fire on them, gets him a job as a car driver. Hitmen are still after ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, betrayal, heist, chase, vengeance, criminal's revenge, femme fatale, rivalry, crime gone awry, law enforcement, life is a bitch, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
mafia, starting over, going straight, ambition, lifestyle, hopes, criminal heroes, gangsters, money, heist, graphic violence, family relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, dishonesty, gangsters, prisoner, criminal, disorder, revenge, graphic violence, criminal heroes, prison visit, priest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Quinn Forte had it all: power, money, a brother who idolized him, and a woman who loved him. He also had enemies. In the course of one night, he loses everything. Betrayed by someone in his inner circle, Quinn is set up and arrested. His father, the ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
frame up, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, tough heroes, dishonesty, betrayal, rivalry, twists and turns, organized crime, murder, criminal, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ma Barker (Theresa Russell) and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's "most wanted" list in the 1930s.
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rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
gangsters, heist, missing person, dishonesty, criminal, criminal heroes, confined, special agents, law enforcement, robbery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, violence ...
Time:
1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Sinatra and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine and his father is married with the former prostitute Angie, and they have a little son. When a ...
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
pimp, prostitute, criminal heroes, life is a bitch, gambler, disorder, rivalry, crime gone awry, drug dealing, murder, gambling, brothel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, art theft, murder, gangsters, on the road, cons and scams, on the run, partners, law enforcement, dishonesty, rivalry, misfit partners ...
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90s
Place:
boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former drug-dealer photojournalist (Michael Paré) returns to Los Angeles and helps friends terrorized by his ex-partner (Dennis Hopper).
Style:
erotic, neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
motorcycle, journalism, beach, hitman, female nudity, drug overdose, stolen money, gangsters, police investigation, law enforcement, life is a bitch, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Detroit gun runner Rich (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) works to sniff out a traitor in his midst after being targeted by the FBI and having barely surviving a weapons deal gone awry. Rich was all set to unload a serious supply of firepower ...
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suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough
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boys' night
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, uncover truth, track down, betrayal, dishonesty, small town, twists and turns, police shootout, memory loss, graphic violence, police officer, police officer killed ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
Style:
serious, sentimental, suspenseful, touching, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, going straight, criminal heroes, forgery, child illness, terminal illness, family problems, single parent, parents and children, suspense, mafia, con artists ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The fates of an aging hitman and a washed up detective become entwined when one last job leads to one last chance to settle an old score.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, hitman, rivalry, aging, elderly, one last chance, law enforcement, dishonesty, criminal heroes, mafia, investigation, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Johnnie Cooper served time for an armed robbery that also his father and brother participated in. When he's released from jail he's determined to live a normal life and gets work at a gas station. But soon his brother pays a visit.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
hitman, gas station, warden, family relations, disorder, store, family life, siblings relations, cons and scams, heist, car chase, prison ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, sexy, talky, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, betrayal, heist, murder, kidnapping, violence, money, death, twists and turns, criminal, nude ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, florida, usa, palm springs california
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42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two separate teams of jewel thieves, one low-rent and one upscale, both desperate, converge on the same score at the exact same time, and a simple job turns out very complicated and very bloody.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, unlikely criminals, gang, criminal's revenge, heist, crime gone awry, master criminal, criminal heroes, stock broker, gambling, compulsive gambler, ex wife ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Paul and Georgia are lovers, soul mates...and partners in crime. But when this duplicitous duo tries to dupe the wrong man, they are ensnared in a world more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Seduced into working for him on dangerous ...
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tense, talky, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
nightlife, criminal heroes, murderous pair, forgery, crime gone awry, betrayal, dishonesty, rise to the top, lovers on the run, love and romance, criminal's revenge, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Between 11:50 and 12:00 noon, a crime is commited. In the same ten minute period, we follow the lives of the ten people, all connected to this crime. As we see each person's point of view, we are propelled closer and closer to the truth of what ...
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tense, realistic, rough, suspenseful, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, couples, disorder, vengeance, crime gone awry, twists and turns, betrayal, rivalry, dishonesty, husband wife relationship, suspense, nude ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After he accidentally kills his father, Mike, during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's dying wish by recovering valuables that Mike's twin brother Lou stole from him years earlier. But Uncle Lou is also a confidence artist, and Joe is ...
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, serious, realistic, neo noir
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, criminal heroes, gangsters, cons and scams, crime gone awry, uncle nephew relationship, greed, last wish, fight scenes, buddies, drugs, manipulation ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 ...
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serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, erotic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, dishonesty, disorder, partners, criminal heroes, reluctant partners, odd couple, rivalry, mind game, cons and scams, twists and turns ...
Time:
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37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain, Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
La historia comienza con un robo que se realiza en la Ciudad de México. La banda formada por Carlos, Leonardo, Mónica y Leserio habían pactado viajar a Argentina para lavar el dinero. Al llegar a Buenos Aires se encuentran en una guerra de mafias ...
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serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, bank robbery, dishonesty, disorder, criminal heroes, escape, violence, graphic violence, heist, bandit, gunfight, caper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An examination of the malevolent London underworld with it's despicable criminal underground. Ray (Mick Rossi) just finished an eight year prison sentence after getting set up. Now he is back on the streets to settle the score.
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
gangsters, murder, prison, criminal underworld, criminal, criminal heroes, dishonesty, crime gone awry, released from prison, police detective, police investigation, corrupt cop ...
Time:
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Place:
london, europe, england, los angeles, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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