Movies like Whiffs

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Whiffs (1975)
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Whiffs (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.
Style: independent film
Plot: gas, caper, bank robbery, thief, human experiment, u.s. army, theft, military officer, satire, nurse, human guinea pig, laughing gas, woman wearing a gas mask
Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: utah

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Most similar movies to Whiffs

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, realistic and independent film films with plots about heist, caper, robbery, cons and scams, theft, satire and disorder mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Whiffs: Little Murders (1971), A Piece of the Action (1977), Bank Shot (1974), Special Delivery (1976), Dead Men Don't Die (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank Robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
Style: offbeat, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, bank robbery, prison escape, robbery, caper, female journalist, safecracker, odd couple, nothing goes right, dishonesty, misfit partners, crime gone awry ...
Time: victorian era, year 1976, 19th century, 1890s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Little Murders (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Elliot Gould plays Alfred Chamberlain -- a one time successful photographer who is now down on his luck because he began to eliminate people from his photographs. He also suffers from an inability to feel or to be passionate about anything. But then ...
Style: dark comedy, grim, surreal, biting, cynical ...
Plot: gay brother, murder, satire, wedding ceremony, mood swing, big city, photographer, apathy, mugging, homosexuality, gay, sniper ...
Time: 70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But ...
Style: action comedy, black comedy, detective, independent film, semi serious ...
Plot: blaxploitation, black, african american, urban, disco, ghetto, train, partner, gangster, escape, cons and scams, friendship ...
Time: year 1976, year 1975, 70s
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
 5.4
 1K
Bank Shot (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Style: cynical, semi serious, realistic, witty, offbeat ...
Plot: bank, bank robbery, bank robber, robbery, humour, judiciary, disorder, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, chase, gang ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Special Delivery (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is ...
Style: neo noir, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: vietnam war, bank robbery, on the run, heist, caper, gangster, unlikely criminals, chase, chases and races, dishonesty, criminal heroes, crime gone awry ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Dead Men Don't Die (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A reporter investigating a drug dealing ring is murdered. Brought back to life by the voodoo spell of a cleaning woman, he goes after his killers.
Style: independent film, detective
Plot: zombie, living dead, exploitation, dead, reporter, walking dead, voodoo, dead body, news anchor, murder, corpse, death ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 3.4
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Old School (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A crazy movie, a kind of UFO, hectic comic book.
Style: spoof
Plot: voice over narration, gangster, friend, friendship, violence, gang, orphanage, thief, theft, orphan, television reporter, twenty something ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 3.6
 507
Matilda (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time.
Style: independent film, semi serious, humorous
Plot: boxing, boxer, kangaroo, gangster, human spirit, hopes, ambition, athlete's life, rivalry, lifestyle, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
Place: new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city, reno nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he ...
Style: captivating, satirical, humorous, entertaining, semi serious
Plot: con woman, embezzler, caper, cons and scams, con artists, inheritance, satire, theft, money, organized crime, teamwork, robbery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 6.6
 914
The Jokers (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Oliver Reed and Michael Crawford play two brothers who are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Crawford is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. After Crawford ...
Style: retro, offbeat, poliziottesco
Plot: heist, caper, police officer, killing, criminal, high society, crown, theft, brother, plan, monarchy, police ...
Time: year 1967
Place: scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 6.6
 91K
Going in Style (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Style: light, feel good, entertaining, touching, humorous ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: bank robbery, elderly, old man, money, senior citizen, plan, retired, swearing, alibi, tattoo, caper, robbery ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Style: humorous, feel good, intense, light, semi serious ...
Plot: heist, unemployment, unlikely criminals, bank robbery, police investigation, couples, robbery, bankruptcy, cons and scams, survival, couple relations, kids and family ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Going in Style (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes up with an idea - rob a bank. They certainly could use the money if they get away with it and if they ...
Style: light, realistic, touching, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot: heist, senior citizen, robbery, caper, aging, elderly, bank, bittersweet, bank robber, thief, twin towers, hidden treasure ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, new york, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and ...
Style: funny, light, humorous, feel good, satirical ...
Audience: family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot: unemployment, robbery, heist, caper, loss of job, bankruptcy, business, gangster, husband wife relationship, satire, greed, couples ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
No Panic With A Hint of Hysteria (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A timid accountant tries to earn his living as a rather unsuccessful hitman, until one stormy night he pulls a trigger for the first time and becomes a target for the vengeful mafia boss, murderous gangsters, trigger-happy cops and a gorgeous blonde ...
Style: semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical
Plot: murder mystery, mafioso, double life, gangster, murderer, murder, problem, secret, mafia, satire, intrigue, caper ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Maiden Heist (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
Style: exciting, light, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: heist, art theft, museum, caper, bank robbery, happy ending, unlikely criminals, buddies, robbery, husband wife relationship, bank robber, obsession ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: denmark, new york, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Teenage Hitchhikers (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Mouse and Bird are a couple of sassy and sexy young hitchhikers who embark on a cross country trip in search of freedom, excitement, and independence. The lovely ladies use their bodies as currency and encounter a diverse array of libidinous folks ...
Style: sex comedy, independent film, hot
Plot: on the road, teenage girl, hitchhiking, teensploitation, wanderlust, female nudity, coming of age, hippie, sex scene, group sex, sexploitation, sex ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get married and if she wants privacy with her boyfriend, she has to ...
Style: scenic, grindhouse, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, shopping mall, caper, money, disorder, friends, couples, contests and competitions, buddies, society, dishonesty, love and romance ...
Time: year 1980, 70s
Place: oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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 6.8
 22K
Quick Change (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style: humorous, feel good, light, absurd, cult classic ...
Plot: heist, bank robbery, robbery, buddies, friendship, partner, friends, disorder, cons and scams, runaway, love and romance, bank robber ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Style: talky, humorous, melancholic, stylized, realistic ...
Plot: heist, love and romance, caper, corruption, robbery, unlikely criminals, disorder, couple relations, overnight success, cons and scams, bank robbery, art ...
Time: 20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Cops and Robbers (1973)
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, witty ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cop, law enforcement, organized crime, nypd, mafia, gangster, heist, crime gone awry, chase, partner, police detective, disorder ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 5.6
 16
High Risk (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A troupe of former circus performers plot to steel a valuable artifact from an embassy in Washington, DC.
Plot: caper, artifact, circus performer, embassy, jewel theft, acrobat, heist, statue
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 5.5
 405
Reckless (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A broke mechanic turns a bank loan denial into an impromptu robbery that puts him on the run with his best friend and a starlet they hold hostage.
Style: semi serious, entertaining, captivating, disturbing, satirical
Plot: theft, problem, unlikely criminals, friendship, financial problem, escapades, money, criminal, stolen money, friends, money problems, attempted robbery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Scorched (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Three bank tellers. One goal: knock the place over. The ultimate inside jobs, plotted by three people with nothing to lose.
Style: funny, melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot: heist, bank robber, robbery, small town, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, friends, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, employee, partner, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 2003
Place: nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospital administrator who has perfected the art of bill padding, unnecessary surgery and kickbacks. Mistrusted by patients, and resented by other ...
Style: humorous, independent film
Plot: doctor, medicine, money, bare chested male, caucasian, satire, mistaken identity, man in a wheelchair, hospital, corruption, african american, nurse ...
Time: year 1972
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 5.8
 20K
Life of Crime (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
Style: sexy, independent film, suspense, ironic, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, abduction, mistress, adultery, character study, relationships, dysfunctional family, ransom, hostage, cons and scams, trophy wife, attempted rape ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1978, 21st century
Place: usa, detroit, bahamas
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), he will be fired from his job, arrested and probably sent to jail. Meanwhile, his ...
Style: parody, independent film
Plot: group, murder, funeral, priest, attorney, painting, doctor, falling from height, money, husband wife relationship, drinking, psychoanalyst ...
Time: year 1975
Place: las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Big Nunu's Little Heist (2023)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Africa
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An ex-soldier turned deliveryman is dragged into a local kingpin's bumbling gang to pull off a daring heist in an infamous South African township.
Style: tense, satirical, captivating, thrilling
Plot: gang, heist, soldier, criminal, burglar, theft, bandit, escapades, robbery, satire, thief
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
Style: light, semi serious, atmospheric, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: embezzler, gambling, triad, diamond, heist gone wrong, fraud, escapades, robbery, japanese mafia, mafia, heist, attempted robbery ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby team up in this hilarious misadventure as buddies Steve and Wardell, who head uptown to a swanky nightclub. Unfortunately, thieves hit the club and steal Steve's wallet -- which happens to hold a winning lottery ...
Style: funny, parody, humorous, independent film, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: blaxploitation, african american, black, caper, hip hop, robbery, chase, urban, gangster, gambling, lottery, lottery winner ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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