Movies like The Bill Collector

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The Bill Collector (2010)
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The Bill Collector (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Uncle Frankie (Danny Trejo) is not the kind of guy you want to meet in a dark alley. Especially when you owe him money and have been giving him the slip for a few years. Such is the fate of Lorenzo Adams (Gary Moore), a top bill collector at Lump Sum Collections. Uncle Frankie has tracked Lorenzo to Norfolk, Virginia and is coming to collect.
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, realistic
Plot: cons and scams, workplace situations, twists and turns, race against time, workplace, dishonesty, office, debt collector, fired from the job, loan shark, friends, disorder, hospital, boss, debt, card playing, piano, pastor, supervisor, poker game, swashbuckler, remorse, embezzlement, henchman, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and captivating films with plots about dishonesty, cons and scams, disorder, workplace situations, friendship, workplace and friends mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Bill Collector: Thin Ice (2011), Boppin' at the Glue Factory (2009), Getting Back to Zero (2013), Hunting Elephants (2013), Bullseye! (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Thin Ice (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, psychological, dark ...
Plot: twists and turns, comedy of errors, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, nothing goes right, manipulation, dark humor, dishonesty, cons and scams, disorder, winter, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago illinois, wisconsin
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95%
Boppin' at the Glue Factory (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A junkie nurse rules the night shift at a convalescent hospital.
Style: semi serious, cynical, humorous, realistic
Plot: satire, workplace, dark humor, life is a bitch, dishonesty, against the rules, addiction, drug abuse, workplace situations, cons and scams, retirement home, social relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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85%
Getting Back to Zero (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two brothers reconcile their relationship over the death of their father after they inherit his craps table and gambling debt. A dark comedy set in the world of underground casinos.
Style: humorous, captivating, psychological, realistic, semi serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gambling, against the odds, dark humor, nothing to lose, family relations, race against time, ambition, dishonesty, casino, gambling debt, death of father, brothers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
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77%
Hunting Elephants (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In this hilarious crime comedy, a gifted 12-year-old boy and three elderly men plan a bank robbery in order to seek revenge on the institution for cheating the youngster after the death of his father.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, biting
Plot: heist, partners, unlikely criminals, elderly, disorder, friends, friendship, cons and scams, youth, dishonesty, retirement home, one last job ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, jerusalem
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Bullseye! (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Michael Caine, Roger Moore and Sally Kirkland star as three of the most unlikely rogues to ever score a heist. Hidden away in a vault is a fortune in diamonds, payment for a secret formula two government scientists have unscrupulously sold to the ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot: scientist, cons and scams, disorder, undercover, intrigue, nothing goes right, dishonesty, goofy hero, con artists, experiment, disguise, caper ...
Time: 80s
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71%
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Grilled (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Two meat salesmen (Romano, James) will stop at nothing to get a sale.
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot: nothing goes right, fall in love, buddies, dishonesty, disorder, hitman, friendship, workplace situations, farce, cooking and food, salesman, meat ...
Time: 21st century
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70%
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Don Verdean (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.
Style: semi serious, captivating, exciting, entertaining, funny ...
Plot: archaeologist, rivalry, society, desire for fame, self discovery, track down, ambition, on the road, cons and scams, friendship, suspense, cult ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, holy land
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67%
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Believe Me (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake charity to embezzle money for tuition.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: college, campaign, cons and scams, charity, buddies, christian, youth, dishonesty, student life, friends, fall in love, relationships ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, austin texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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In Security (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
Style: exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, couples, robbery, danger, profanity
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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 117
Bank Roll (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Set in present day Burbank, California and the surrounding San Fernando Valley area, . BENNY BIG-TIME (The BBT) learns his brother has been arrested on suspicion of a few recent bank robberies. With every bit of the life savings he's socked ...
Style: humorous, captivating, tense, light, exciting ...
Plot: heist, bank, crime gone awry, stalking, on the run, caper, underground, friendship, destiny, righting the wronged, disorder, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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 2K
Fool N Final (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond.
Style: semi serious, realistic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful
Plot: heist, gang, cons and scams, disorder, criminal heroes, rivalry, dishonesty, goofy hero, gangsters, diamond theft, bookies, diamond ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
 4.4
 655
Plan B (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitman. |
Style: humorous, realistic, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: mafia, unlikely criminals, accidental killing, mob boss, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, gangsters, mistaken identity, female protagonist, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, cons and scams ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
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62%
 5.3
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Little Cigars (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: gangsters, on the run, disorder, dishonesty, gang, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, love and romance, rivalry, love affair ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
2BPerfectlyHonest (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Business partners Frank and Josh go bankrupt after their dot-com start-up collapses before it goes online. Frank, a bachelor and broke, reluctantly moves back home to live with his parents while Josh, a hippie computer wiz who's married and has ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever
Plot: friends, friendship, love and romance, partners, odd couple, lifestyle, self discovery, couples, disorder, infidelity, dishonesty, nothing goes right ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The Prime Gig (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a smooth-talking con-artist who makes a living by scamming people with phoney travel comp vacations over the phone when, desperate for more fast cash, he's called to work for a shady, veteran con businessman, ...
Style: tense, semi serious, humorous, realistic, surprise ending
Plot: couples, rivalry, dishonesty, twists and turns, workplace situations, boss and employee, con artists, greed, fall in love, marketing, gambling, performer's life ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Out on Parole (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: With one more day of parole left, J.T. vows to play by the book. But when he finds out his mom will lose their home unless they come up with a serious amount of money, J.T. takes a chance by entering a lowrider contest that violates his parole.
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic ...
Plot: contests and competitions, rivalry, warden, friends, ambition, race against time, cons and scams, ex convict, save the day, parole, contest, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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99 (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: 99 is an original story inspired by real events. It is as much "What could have been" as it is "What really happened." In other words, it is historical fiction - fiction being the keyword. It spans a few genres; it is slick, ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, surprise ending, cult film
Plot: gambling, chase, cons and scams, dishonesty, gangsters, buddies, crime boss, heist, caper, cricket the game, criminal heroes, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, new delhi, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Hollywood Sign (2001)
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: hollywood, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals, elderly, dishonesty, gangsters, criminal heroes, disorder, heist, cons and scams, filmmaking ...
Place: usa, las vegas, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Bob Funk (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.
Style: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot: couples, boss and employee, addiction, boss, layoff, therapist, parents and children, workplace, family relations, fall in love, starting over, mother ...
Time: 21st century
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52%
 5.2
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Strange Hearts (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An aging former child star tries to capture the wealth that has always eluded him by latching on to a lucky man while both have their eye on the same girl of their dreams.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, funny
Plot: love triangle, rise and fall, rivalry, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, love and romance, youth, celebrity culture, showbiz, cons and scams, manipulation, aging ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Madigan's Millions (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: No overview found.
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
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52%
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Either Way (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Icelandic drama about two remote road-workers.
Style: humorous, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: friendship, workplace, friends, workplace situations, buddies, couples, bittersweet, painting
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: iceland
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51%
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Tenure (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Despite his outstanding intellect, associate professor Charlie Thurber is a chronic underachiever and has never received university tenure. Aided by his nutty best friend, Charlie launches a final effort to make the grade at Gray College. But a ...
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, realistic ...
Plot: college, teachers and students, workplace intrigue, workplace, battle of the sexes, disorder, buddies, rivalry, teenager, teacher, business, academician ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new england, yale university
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51%
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The Blue Rose (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
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Story: When office temp Jane discovers that Rose, the PA she is replacing, died under mysterious circumstances, she joins forces with Rose's best friend Linda to get justice for Rose. Along the way, they find others who need their help, victims of ...
Style: realistic, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
Plot: uncover truth, dishonesty, amateur detective, murder, who done it, workplace situations, workplace, misfit partners, partners, disorder, workplace intrigue, gambling ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new zealand
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49%
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 2K
Graduation (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. ...
Style: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: graduation, bank robbery, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, friendship, financial problem, unlikely criminals, partners, buddies, youth, cons and scams, teenage life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Odd Jobs (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Four students who work on different jobs during their vacations in summer are tired of doing the same thing every year. Therefore they decide to open up a moving company together and confront themselves with the former boss of one of them.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience: teens
Plot: friends, gangsters, contests and competitions, partners, buddies, youth, workplace, dishonesty, cons and scams, workplace situations, college, school ...
Time: 80s
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49%
A Fool and His Money (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Sandra Bullock and Jonathan Penner star in this hilarious, sexy comedy. New York advertising executive Morris Codman (Penner) seems to have it all - lots of talent and a beautiful girlfriend, Debbie (Bullock). When he loses his job he decides to use ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, cynical, biting, humorous ...
Plot: ranch, workplace situations, cons and scams, down on your luck, reincarnation, nothing goes right, clergy, love and romance, dishonesty, obnoxious boss, society, ego clash ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Two Hundred Thousand Dirty (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Welcome to the monotonous, oppressive modern American byproduct of suburban sprawl: the urban strip-mall. Native to this environment and products of outdated pop culture are Rob (Mark Greenfield) and Manny (Coolio), the unsuccessful, unrefined and ...
Style: cynical, semi serious, humorous, biting, realistic ...
Plot: satire, murder, dishonesty, workplace, workplace situations, working class, cons and scams, dark humor, down on your luck, loser, suspense, store ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.8
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Spooner (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Facing eviction from his parent's home on his 30th birthday, a socially awkward guy meets the girl of his dreams and creates his own rules for growing up.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, offbeat
Audience: date night
Plot: opposites attract, fall in love, race against time, workplace, lifestyle, love and romance, couples, family relations, boss and employee, parents and children, bittersweet, loss of job ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, southern california
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.3
 783
Family Plan (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Charlie MacKenzie is an ambitious young career woman who stretches the truth in a job interview by professing to be married with a family. But her little white lie leads to a great big problem when her new boss moves next door. Desperate to ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, witty ...
Plot: hidden identity, dishonesty, eccentric family, workplace situations, best friends, couple relations, boss and employee, family problems, love and romance, actor's life, cons and scams, workplace ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
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47%