Movies and TV shows like Animal Kingdom
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Animal Kingdom (2016)
54K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family.
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, sexy, erotic, sensual, anime, psychological thriller, crime thriller, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime family, criminal, danger, escapades, heist, family conflict, gay brother, twists and turns, dysfunctional family, brother brother relationship, friendship, closeted homosexual, antisocial personality disorder, lgbt, ex convict, mother son relationship, dialogue, sex, sibling rivalry, homoeroticism, male nudity, uncle nephew relationship, male star appears nude, mafia, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, california, southern california, new zealand
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Most similar movies to Animal Kingdom
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful and serious films and TV series with plots about organized crime, criminal, corruption, gangster, anti hero, show and mafia mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Animal Kingdom: Ray Donovan (2013), Sons of Anarchy (2008), Power (2014), Kingdom (2014), Peaky Blinders (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, clever, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
identity crisis, hollywood, violence, family feud, nudity, power relations, cover up, blackmail, trauma, brother sister incest, relatives, family problems ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, chicago, south america ...
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
An adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club’s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming. ...
Style:
serious, exciting, sexy, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
biker, motorcycle gang, motorcycle, prison, organized crime, gang, group of criminals, power struggle, friends, young man, arms dealing, police corruption ...
Time:
2010s, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, northern california
Similarity:
88%
58K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
James “Ghost” St. Patrick has it all: a beautiful wife, a gorgeous Manhattan penthouse, and the hottest, up-and-coming new nightclub in New York. His club, Truth, caters to the elite: the famous and infamous boldface names that run the city that ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating, erotic ...
Plot:
nightclub, drug dealing, nightlife, nightclub owner, drug lord, ambition, organized crime, money laundering, double life, politics, businessman, criminal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
78%
21K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are ...
Style:
serious, erotic, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
athlete's life, gym, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, mixed martial arts, drug addiction, martial arts, closeted homosexual, gay, sibling relationship, competition, family problems ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, south america, california, los angeles, venice california
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gang, mafia, gang war, gangster, determination, cruelty, crime boss, power struggle, mob boss, rivalry, shooting ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, europe ...
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Spain, Malta
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
Style:
exciting, captivating, erotic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
drug cartel, cartel, twists and turns, shooting, female gangster, drug, destiny, murder, danger, runaway, weapons, adaptation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, anime, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, hitman, murder, tough guy, organized crime, mercenary, lone hero, danger, family drama, chases and races, secret past, betrayal ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
71%
2.5M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cancer, criminal, peril, drug lord, master criminal, drug dealing, drug, unlikely partners, drug cartel, life turned upside down, meth lab, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, south america, usa, north america
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world ...
Style:
captivating, ironic, suspenseful, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, escapades, investigation, dishonesty, family problems, danger, con man, family relations, greed, adaptation, twists and turns, female nudity ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
82%
565K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
The Sopranos is an American television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home ...
Style:
serious, dramatic, clever, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, dark humor, family life, criminal heroes, mob boss, parents and children, criminal, dysfunctional family, family relations, introspection ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, year 1999, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, ...
Style:
witty, stylized, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
lawyer, workplace situations, family relations, hotshot lawyer, legal, criminal lawyer, dark humor, dishonesty, moral dilemma, money, organized crime, lawyer client relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico, syria, north america
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence, gang, black cast, mobster, danger, organized crime, showdown, power struggle, criminal gang, rivalry, criminal, murder ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 60s
Place:
harlem, new york, harlem, new york city
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Meet the Donnelly brothers: Tommy, Jimmy, Kevin and Sean. There is nothing these four Irish brothers wouldn't do to protect each other, and for them that means lying, cheating, stealing and, occasionally, calling the cops. Narrated by wannabe ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, making love, murder, mob boss, vengeance, blind ambition, family business, criminal heroes, rivalry, gang, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, ireland, usa
Similarity:
100%
10K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, profanity, outlaw, addiction, ex convict, life is a bitch, criminal heroes, gang, gang war, rivalry, violent content, young man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
Similarity:
60%
35K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, suspenseful, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
porn industry, prostitution, sex, female nudity, closeted homosexual, porn actor, bare breasts, sleaze, society, sex scene, rivalry, porn ...
Time:
70s, year 1984, year 1985, year 1971, year 1972 ...
Place:
usa, new york state, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In early 90s Boston, an African-American District Attorney comes in from Brooklyn advocating change and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran invested in maintaining the status quo. Together they take on a family of ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, bleak, exciting, detective ...
Plot:
corruption, law enforcement, investigation, ira, criminal, racism, gang, legal, danger, district attorney, dirty cop, escapades ...
Time:
90s, year 1989
Place:
boston
Similarity:
100%
387K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Plot:
money laundering, drug cartel, danger, family relations, rivalry, murder, teenage girl, finance, drug, organized crime, mafia, teenage boy ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, missouri, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A morally corrupt judge suffers a breakdown and believes that God is speaking directly to him, compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice.
Style:
sexy, erotic, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
judge, corruption, religion, delusion, husband wife relationship, vigilantism, dysfunctional family, serial killer, female nudity, hallucination, suicide, rape victim ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, period piece, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, smuggling, mob boss, businessman, prohibition, criminal heroes, organized crime, gangster, federal agent, female nudity, corruption, crime boss ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, year 2010 ...
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city new jersey, cuba, atlantic city, chicago ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
Story:
After 25 years in exile, undercover cop Frank Riva comes back in Paris. He faces mob boss Norbert Loggia and his son Maxime, who put a bounty on his head during the French Connection days.
Style:
tense, detective, captivating, dramatic, exciting ...
Plot:
investigation, police, mafia, organized crime, drug, undercover, commissioner, police officer, criminal underworld, criminal, police commissioner, underworld ...
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
100%
298K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, terrorism, mind game, outsmarting, murder investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
Similarity:
67%
165K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, biting, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, investigation, friendship, youth, small town, amateur detective, murder investigation, friends, danger, mysterious death, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Outrageous Fortune is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, which ran from 12 July 2005 to 9 November 2010 on TV3. The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl, decided the family should go ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
lawyer, dysfunctional family, criminal, family life, going straight, convict, criminal heroes, right and wrong, doubts and hesitations, manipulation, porn, house arrest ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new zealand, oceania
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, sensual, erotic, captivating ...
Plot:
drug cartel, organized crime, marijuana, undercover agent, corruption, drug lord, mexican drug cartel, drug, gang, criminal, drug dealing, cocaine ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, north america, new mexico
Similarity:
67%
115K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Just after he is released from prison after 25 years, New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, ...
Style:
harsh, dramatic, crime drama, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, mobster, crime family, fish out of water, criminal, team, boss, prison, city, empire, gangster ...
Place:
midwest, oklahoma city, oklahoma
Similarity:
60%
101K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.
Style:
sexy, captivating, emotional, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, classmate, jealousy, lgbt, youth, murder, love and romance, society, school, infidelity, new school, seduction ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
Style:
ironic, captivating, funny, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female friendship, criminal, housewife, female protagonist, passion, money laundering, family relations, women, gang, danger, twists and turns, crime gone awry ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
50%
19K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Canada, UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of a Dublin family embroiled in a gangland war and the consequences of their choices.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
organized crime, crime family, family relations, gang war, life is a bitch, criminal gang, gang member, bandit, dysfunctional family, criminal, gang, ex convict ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
Similarity:
28%
9K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
mafia, wealthy family, investigation, greed, family relations, danger, dishonesty, rescue, runaway, money, hopes, society ...
Time:
70s, year 1973
Place:
italy, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
The story centers on thieves who strike against people in high power who try to control Korea.
Style:
suspense, sentimental, captivating, crime drama, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
heist, justice, friendship, corruption, thief, partner, danger, good versus evil, twists and turns, escapades, police, class conflict ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
25%
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