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Theft by Deception (2010)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In an attempt to save his crumbling marriage, a police detective extorts a recently paroled art thief into stealing valuable paintings to present to his wife as gifts.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, noir, twisted, detective
Plot:
art theft, forgery, police detective, heist, manipulation, desperation, marital crisis, extortion, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, investigation, betrayal, corruption, crime investigation, secrets, family drama, guilt, suspicion, character study, domestic drama, criminal underworld, urban, redemption, cat and mouse, police procedural ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Theft by Deception
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, noir and dark films with plots about moral ambiguity, urban, betrayal, corruption, investigation, revenge and cat and mouse mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Theft by Deception: Unconditional Love (1995), Revolver (2024), The Victims (2024), The Black Madonna (2007), The Confidence Man (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Arthur Egeli directs this multifaceted romance set on the beaches of Cape Cod, the story of young painter Steven Buchanan (Pablo Bryant) and his interactions with three beautiful women vying to be his muse. There's Melissa (Isabelle Dahlin), ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: China
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Ahmad is a detective who is suspicious of the network behind a recently committed crime. When the investigation advances further, he finds out that he might be in danger too.
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
middle east, iran
Similarity:
42%
345
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Francis Ratay witnesses the theft of church painting "Angel with violin". The entire incident recorded by an amateur camera. The thief turns out to Benedict Weber, gallery owner and art connoisseur. Francis comes to his gallery. ...
Style:
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Plot:
art theft, painting, blackmail, church, witness, moral ambiguity, guilt, gallery, confrontation, character study, moral dilemma, betrayal ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A young detective seeks the help of a discharged police officer, giving him the chance to reclaim his old life in exchange for solving a bank raid case.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, tension, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing a major fight, a professional MMA fighter returns home from Vegas, where he reunites with various individuals from his past - including a father/son duo who recruit him to engage in their daring bank heists.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
heist, mixed martial arts, father son relationship, family drama, violent, criminal underworld, cat and mouse, betrayal, fbi investigation, redemption, moral ambiguity, bookies ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
39%
120
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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769
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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