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Black's Game (2012)
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Original name: Svartur á leik
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the mid to late 90's, the Reykjavik crime and drug scene saw a drastic change from a relatively small and innocent world into a much more aggressive and violent one.. The film tells the story of this change through the fictional gang of pushers that took control of Iceland's underworld.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, rough, bleak, stylized, neo noir, f word
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, drug dealing, gay rape, orgy, gang, anal rape, psychopath, police corruption, drug dealer, corrupt law enforcer, suicide, nightclub, new year's eve, strong sexual content, rivalry, danger, blonde, group sex, workout, suicide by hanging, bare chested male, male pubic hair, mafia, ghetto, drug crime ...
Time:
90s, year 2012, 20th century
Place:
iceland, scandinavia, europe, reykjavik iceland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about gang, gangster, rivalry, drug dealing, violence, profanity and dishonesty mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Black's Game: The Informant (2013), Pusher (2012), Essex Boys (2000), Pusher (1996), Easy Money III: Life Deluxe (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 102 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
35%
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Country: UK, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
34%
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
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Duration: 93 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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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:
33%
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Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
rivalry, hostage, couples, police detective, police corruption, vengeance, dishonesty, confined, couple relations, law enforcement, lifestyle, city life ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, hood ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 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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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
vengeance, violence, twists and turns, gang, rivalry, organized crime, police corruption, investigation, dirty cop, justice, nudity, police ...
Time:
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Place:
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30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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