Movies like 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun

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3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
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3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
Original name: Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An ex-Hollywood screenwriter now teaching an evening class in New York finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriter student.
Style: suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, contemplative, detective, visually appealing, cult film
Plot: filmmaking, junkie, hollywood, deal, producer, contract, heist, backstage, school, teacher, student, writers, bodyguard, murder, smoking, blackmail, cafe, behind the scenes, mugging, knife, sign, gun, typewriter, classroom, apartment ...
Place: new york, los angeles

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, violence, death, police, investigation, rivalry and gun mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun: Bird (2020), Red Ink (2000), The Player (1992), South of 8 (2016), Murdered (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Bird (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Fed up with the meaninglessness of her life, Samantha Flores, an unassuming and shy young woman, living in the city of Los Angeles is convinced by a friend, Juliette, a vivacious call-girl, to go out one night posing as her. What was supposed to be ...
Style: exciting, suspense, disturbing, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Red Ink (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A female doctor is shot by police who think she pulled a gun on them. A reporter looks into the case and discovers links to the deaths of several black children.
Style: psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful
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Place: atlanta georgia
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The Player (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Style: suspense, dark comedy, neo noir, clever, black comedy ...
Plot: hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, murder, police investigation, blackmail, showbiz, writers, movie business, satire, murder mystery, manipulation ...
Time: 20th century, year 1992, future, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa, pasadena california
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
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South of 8 (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An ex-con trying to find work in a new Depression is lured back to a life of crime, but his gang passes the point of no return once they become fugitives.
Style: unusual plot structure, exciting, captivating, contemplative, tense ...
Plot: heist, bank robbery, robbery, hostage, master criminal, young adult, prison, escape, police, violence, money, fight ...
Time: future, 2040s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Murdered (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Cathy has been preparing herself since early morning. She is about to celebrate her daughter Eva's 20th birthday. But on this very day, Cathy's life is turned upside-down with the shocking news that her daughter has been murdered. At first ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, psychological, tense ...
Plot: partner, death, murder investigation, violence, who done it, murder mystery, murder, family relations, society, evidence, uncover truth, partners against crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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Locked In (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A single mother must protect her daughter and herself during a heist gone wrong at a high-tech storage facility.
Style: suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot: mother daughter relationship, single mother, murder, daughter, criminal, mother, diamond, heist, gangster, chase, danger, woman in danger ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Preppie Connection (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
Style: captivating, tense, psychological, suspense
Audience: teens
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 87 min.
Story: Enigmatic Dutch crime lord Mirko is always a step ahead of the national police team. When Mirko's gang are forced to kill Russian mob baron Jegor's cousin Oleg, the cops hope their time has come. Both sides resort to dirty tricks, testing ...
Style: psychological, tense, contemplative, suspense, unusual plot structure ...
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Last Ferry (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When a young gay lawyer arrives on Fire Island to explore his sexuality, he becomes witness to a murder after being drugged. A stranger helps him to safety, but he soon discovers his saviour is friends with the killer.
Style: sentimental, psychological, sexy, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay subtext, gay interest, couple relations, gay relationship, witness, youth, gays and lesbians, murder witness, gay love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Tinseltown (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In Hollywood it's all about who you know, and the only person two friends know is a serial killer.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot: serial killer, xmas, hollywood, filmmaking, investigation, artists and showbiz, down on your luck, showbiz, murder, dark humor, christmas, spy ...
Time: 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
The Prophet's Game (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The Prophet has arrived in the ultimate playing ground... Los Angeles. It has taken an innocent childhood game and twisted it into a deadly match of wits, where the only prize is survival. Moving from city to city, The Prophet lures unsuspecting ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, bleak, realistic ...
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Time: 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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People Mountain People Sea (2011)
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
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Style: realistic, contemplative, serious, tense, captivating ...
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Time: 21st century
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Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
Style: psychological, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, erotic ...
Plot: murder, betrayal, dishonesty, investigation, family relations, couples, dealing with death, college, parents and children, shakespeare, student, tragic love ...
Time: 90s, year 1999
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Columbus Circle (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
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Style: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
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Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Best Laid Plans (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 92 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.
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Duration: 83 min.
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Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful
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Country: USA
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Style: neo noir, detective, realistic, serious, tense ...
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55%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 106 min.
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Style: suspense, captivating, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Style: psychological, tense, disturbing, suspense, serious ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Kiss of Death (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
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47%
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The Insomniac (2013)
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46%
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No Good Deed (2002)
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 97 min.
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