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The Rise (2012)
4K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who is responsible for his incarceration.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, bleak, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, renewed love, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, betrayal, friends, frame up, law enforcement, dishonesty, cons and scams, one more chance, twists and turns, vengeance, released from prison, heist, gang, caper, shipwreck, drug crime, police, theft, club, master criminal, profanity, best friend ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
yorkshire, northern england, england
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Most similar movies to The Rise
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about dishonesty, criminal heroes, rivalry, gangster, crime gone awry, disorder and cons and scams mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Rise: Top Dog (2014), Loft (2010), Fate (2008), Who Needs Enemies (2013), Shooters (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hooligan boss Billy Evans has it all - a successful business, a beautiful family and respect on the terraces. But when he clashes with gangster Mickey over a backstreet proetection racket, Billy soon finds himself out of his depth as they look to ...
Style:
rough, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
downfall, rivalry, ambition, blind ambition, gang, criminal heroes, unfulfillment, football hooligan, hooligan, criminal, football, nationalism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
7K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Five best friends, all married, decide to share a loft apartment. In this loft they meet their mistresses and conquests. Everything seems perfect, until one morning the body of an unknown young woman is found in the loft. The group of friends begin ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, neo noir, dread ...
Plot:
whodunit, betrayal, couples, secret place, friends, mistress, dishonesty, murder, couple relations, who done it, mistrust, multiple suspects ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
amsterdam, holland, europe
Similarity:
100%
327
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Four friends bound by destiny and unbeatable in the dark world. When a casino attack goes wrong as a result of betrayal, fate turns them into enemies. Now, forced to aim the gun at each other's hearts, their unavoidable battle begins.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
destiny, vengeance, betrayal, heist, rivalry, casino, dishonesty, haunted by the past, gang, gangster, caper, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, crime drama, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, gangster, criminal's revenge, rivalry, dishonesty, underworld, violence, human trafficking, mature, danger, murder, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, going straight, life is a bitch, drug dealing, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, addiction, law enforcement, gangster, drug abuse, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three women outsmart unsavory men who try to cheat them out of their take in an almost-botched casino heist.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, f word
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partner, betrayal, femme fatale, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, crime gone awry, casino, vampire, mugging, friends, police corruption, dishonesty ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
26%
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:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, gang, rivalry, partner, gangster, dishonesty, betrayal, drug dealing, ambition, vengeance, criminal heroes, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana (Elena Anaya) tricks her fresh-from-prison sister, Aurora (Ariadna Gil), and two other ex-partners in crime into coming to her aid. Now that their crew is ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, stylized, neo noir
Plot:
vengeance, danger, family problems, heist, gangster, dishonesty, criminal heroes, family relations, cons and scams, partner, strong female character, femme fatale ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
26%
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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:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
professional killer, hitman, parole officer, gas station, profanity, escape, family relations, disorder, prison, cons and scams, siblings relations, car chase ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
26%
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, independent film ...
Plot:
mentally challenged, psychopath, criminal heroes, mind game, unlikely criminals, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, heist, murder ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
26%
352
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:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
on the run, mob boss, warehouse, gang, law enforcement, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, crime gone awry, betrayal, criminal heroes, going straight ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
26%
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, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
unlikely criminals, gang, criminal's revenge, master criminal, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, gangster, stock broker, gambling, compulsive gambler, ex wife, robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
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, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
profanity, gang, chase, murder, dishonesty, heist, gangster, disorder, crime gone awry, on the run, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, south america, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, serious ...
Plot:
boxing, gang, athlete's life, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, down on your luck, gangster, boxer, promoter, male pubic hair, male nudity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
24%
2K
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 ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, confined, crime gone awry, disorder, crime boss, dishonesty, criminal heroes, twists and turns, suspect, snow, organized crime, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
24%
43K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, soap opera, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic love, warden, mafia, manipulation, ex convict, vengeance, tragic hero, hidden identity, trial, false arrest, life is a bitch, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
100%
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:
hood, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, betrayal, urban, chase, vengeance, criminal's revenge, law enforcement, crime gone awry, life is a bitch, femme fatale, rivalry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Three American expats living in Buenos Aires decide to steal a large sum of money so they don't have to return home. But what starts as a game soon turns violent and they find themselves on the verge of consequences none of them expected.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
betrayal, dishonesty, heist, caper, money, love, rivalry, danger, friendship, freedom, violence, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
JW now lives in exile and is more than ever determined to find out what happened to his missing sister Camilla. Every trace leads him to the world of organized crime in Stockholm. Jorge is about to do his last score - the largest robbery in Swedish ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, mafia, revenge, murder, gang, working undercover, danger, missing person, criminal heroes, nordic, organized crime, bandit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, scandinavia, stockholm sweden
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A recently released prisoner reunites his criminal colleagues to pull off one last heist.
Style:
serious, exciting, humorous, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
heist gone wrong, gang, betrayal, retiring, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, friends, robbery, career criminal, one last job, released from prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, montreal, quebec
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bobby O'Grady a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, murder, vengeance, police investigation, criminal's revenge, investigation, best friend, police corruption, juvenile delinquency, drug dealing, dishonesty, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
boston, ireland, massachusetts, connecticut, usa ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Moon (Michael Latimer) is a mercenary who joins forces with two crooked cops in an attempt to steal 90 million dollars in gold from an Arab country decimated by political chaos. Sex, violence and mayhem accompany the group of double-crossing heavies ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sexy, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female nudity, crooked cop, violent content, gangster, nudity, heist, cons and scams, twists and turns, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal heroes, sexual content ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
morocco, england, africa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
JW is serving hard time in prison and struggling to get back on an honest path. There are glimmers of hope in his life - some venture capitalists are interested in a new piece of trading software he's developed, and while behind bars he's ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, criminal, disorder, on the run, gangster, criminal's revenge, master criminal, crime gone awry, violence, nordic, mafia, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airport, hostage, bank, gang, isolation, chase, rivalry, cons and scams, police officer, siege, hostage situation, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, london, england, europe, monaco
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, tough heroes, manhunt, violence spree, gang, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, murder, heroes, revenge, fugitives, prison escape ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin takes a short cut and comes across a fatal road accident. One of the drivers, Jina, is shaken but unhurt; the other has been killed instantly. Beside the dead body is a briefcase full of money, which ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dishonesty, disorder, twists and turns, betrayal, rivalry, cons and scams, police corruption, small town, desert, car accident, chase, skinny dipping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Four young con artists start a top-secret money laundering scheme - and are slowly torn apart by their own greed and corruption.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, gangster, rise and fall, dishonesty, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, ambition, disorder, scheme, graphic violence, violent content, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Marek, a crime squad officer, sets out to avenge the death of his partner and best friend, who was killed by drug traffickers. He asks for a posting to a new undercover unit created to infiltrate a drug gang that imports hashish from Morocco using ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, marijuana, vengeance, law enforcement, gang, drug dealing, rivalry, working undercover, car chase, loss of partner, police procedural, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, south america, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a flashback, Ernesto, a young con man, tells us how he got to the edge of a big score: childhood in an orphanage, youthful smash-and-grab burglaries until his partner is caught, then tutelage from Lefty, an aging swindler. After some years of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, anamorphic ...
Plot:
cons and scams, con trick, femme fatale, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, betrayal, forgery, love and romance, dishonesty, power relations, manipulation, aging ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In this darkly karmic vision of Arizona, a man who breathes nothing but ill will begins a noxious domino effect as quickly as an uncontrollable virus kills. As he exits Arizona State Penn after twenty-one long years, Wilson has only one thing on the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, vengeance, frame up, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, going straight, false accusation, brutality, life is a bitch, hooligan, escape, disorder ...
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
21%
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