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Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977)
77
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An auto-theft ring decides to help out migrant workers from Mexico with the proceeds from their racket.
Style:
suspense, tension, intercultural, neo noir, independent film
Plot:
car theft, brothel, mechanic, working class, blue collar, friendship, corruption, organized crime, redemption, small town, social justice, underdog, moral ambiguity, social realism, anti hero, ethical dilemma, heist, revenge, betrayal, nightlife, red light district, sex work, business, police, car chase ...
Time:
70s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tension, suspense, dark comedy and semi serious films with plots about moral ambiguity, betrayal, corruption, revenge, friendship, small town and heist mostly in Comedy, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Love and the Midnight Auto Supply: Hooch (1977), Babu (No.1 Bullshit Guy) (2024), One Hand Can't Clap (2003), Hotwire (1980), Klaus & Barroso (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hooch is an inexpensive regional exploitation action-comedy (hicksploitation) about a small county in the Appalachians and its many moonshine-brewing inhabitants, who are all struggling to make a living. The older "brewers" are pissed off ...
Style:
action comedy, cult classic, period piece, tension
Plot:
small town, bootlegging, hicksploitation, corrupt sheriff, working class, blue collar, underdog, rivalry, machismo, organized crime, corruption, redneck ...
Time:
70s
Place:
appalachia
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Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jedna ruka netleska...
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, melancholic, tense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
ex convict, character study, frustration, desperation, underdog, fate, redemption, moral ambiguity, mishap, betrayal, loneliness, working class ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe, central europe, europe
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Car thieves go to work.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A bartender-combiner urgently needs to pay off a debt. He persuades his brother, a fiery bouncer, to arrange a bachelor party together, without the knowledge of the owners of the club where he works.
Style:
tension, suspense, crime drama, fast paced, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
debt, brothers, bouncer, bartender, bachelor party, scheming, urban, confrontation, secret plan, underground, working class, moral ambiguity ...
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270
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sampath is an expert in car, seizing, and works for Atul Kulkarni, who is a financier in North Madras. Burma aka Parandhaman works under Sampath for peanuts and the moment he comes to know the true colors of his boss; he makes his crooked ...
Style:
tension, suspense, realistic, crime drama, complex
Plot:
car theft, heist, revenge, betrayal, gang, anti hero, chase, moral ambiguity, abduction, underworld, sidekick, love interest ...
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70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two rivals meet to settle old scores in a casino but things are interrupted by a raid.
Style:
tension, fast paced, suspenseful, twisted, action comedy ...
Plot:
casino, gambling, confrontation, urban, police raid, raid, rivalry, criminal underworld, nightlife, gangster, revenge, betrayal ...
Similarity:
68%
109
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A new swimming coach is hired to break a team's seven-year losing streak.
Style:
uplifting, dramatic, grindhouse, retro, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
swimming, teamwork, underdog, team, coach, mentor, training, inspiration, perseverance, determination, competition, motivation ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Italian immigrant Joe is hired by mobster Vince to kill a witness before he can testify against him. Joe dresses up as a policeman to be able to get close to his victim, but he's mistaken for a real cop by everyone and will reluctantly have to ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tension, dark comedy ...
Plot:
hitman, italian immigrant, undercover, mobster, organized crime, assassination, ethical dilemma, mistaken identity, identity, impostor, moral ambiguity, reluctant hero ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
"Bags" the boxer (funnyman Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair: One is a dim bulb, and the other has a mean streak. Times are tough and they must save their gym, so they line up some moneymaking fights. But ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, lighthearted, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, friendship, boxer, organized crime, corruption, misadventure, small town, hostile takeover, redemption, exploitation, hooligan ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 1930s
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the shadows of the outskirts of Oslo, every criminal has their place until the economical meltdown. The luxury prostitute Wendy might have the key to the problem, or at least to the heart of the bank, the criminals and even the police.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, crime drama, neo noir ...
Plot:
prostitute, corruption, criminal underworld, manipulation, greed, police, moral ambiguity, underground, investigation, betrayal, financial crisis, urban ...
Place:
oslo norway
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gualtiero Cecchin, the son of an entrepreneur must find a new way to make money after squandering his huge family fortune. With an idea and a good dose of recklessness Gualtiero must find a way to fund his new business while navigating the shady ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
luxury, satire, family relations, money, money problems, business, mafia, organized crime, mobster, family conflict, family drama, criminal underworld ...
Place:
naples italy, venice
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Italian gambler who is well-skilled in the card trade owes people in authority, and leaves his country to win the money. Arriving in a small Russian town, he tries to show off his tricks to the local card swindlers but is caught and ends up agreeing ...
Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, suspense, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, con artists, betrayal, confidence artist, foreigner, gambling, card playing, trick, trap, partner, dishonesty, buddies ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
With the help of their mother, the Judah boys plan to rob a small mall. But when they arrive, they're met by real armed robbers.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, dysfunctional family, heist gone wrong, problem, burglar, theft, satire, escapades, stealing money, criminal, mother ...
Place:
england, africa, nigeria
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
An American jewel thief in Monaco encounters various characters while trying to set up a robbery.
Style:
independent film, crime drama, suspense, tension, retro ...
Plot:
heist, jewel thief, european, gay, wealth, deception, con artists, luxury, scheming, casino, betrayal, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
monaco
Similarity:
49%
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Country: Indonesia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, satirical, feel good, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
loan shark, heist, working class, problem, escapades, satire, lifestyle, theft, jewel robbery, criminal, driver, jewel theft ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, feel good, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, trap, bet, gambling, friends, escapades, money problems, satire, money, risk, desperation, loyalty ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Alexander is a 26 year old scrap hauler who is facing eviction. In a last ditch effort to save his house from the bank, he turns it into a brothel - even though he has never had sex before.
Style:
funny, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
brothel, male virgin, sexual humor, needing money, escapades, comedy of manners, financial problem, money problems, satire, social problems, eviction, desperation ...
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46%
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Country: Poland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Coming soon
Style:
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Plot:
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188
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of teenagers borrow a car, unaware that gangsters have stashed mob money in it. The gangsters are determined to get the money back.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, road movie, entertaining, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gangster, teen adventure, revenge, fear, car theft, gunfight, vigilante, escalation, exploitation, friendship, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
43%
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Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A father-son duo embarks on a quest for wealth, launching a family-run restaurant. But their dreams fall off when their eatery is shut due to illegalities, leading to a series of events, yielding control of their lives to a local criminal.
Style:
realistic, tense, emotional, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
father son relationship, restaurant, small business, family drama, struggle, loss, social commentary, organized crime, power struggle, extortion, corruption, ambition ...
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376
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Dominican Republic
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Alejandro Toledo comes out of his retirement from crime to help a community reclaim land stolen from them by a beautiful but ruthless businesswoman and her clan.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, action comedy ...
Plot:
satire, thief, theft, escapades, burglar, robbery, criminal, gang leader, teamwork, bandit, attempted robbery, robin hood ...
Place:
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Similarity:
43%
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Country: UK
Duration: 43 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
shopping mall, nightshift, workplace, workplace situations, working class, disorder, robbery, security guard, forgery, cover up, police investigation, scheming ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
43%
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mahsun constantly has to cope with police raids since he runs an illegal casino. Because he wants to continue to run this casino, Mahsun decides to establish a fake political party as a disguise. His aim is to keep the casino able to continue ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, police, illegal gambling, casino, problem, escapades, casino owner, deception, scheme, organized crime, black market, fraud ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Constance is struggling but then suddenly comes into money. Snakebite and Sinestra plan to get rid of Constance to get the money. They place her in a serious of death-traps such as tied to a railroad line. Will Manly save her?
Style:
suspense, tension, crime thriller, fast paced, black comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
greed, peril, female protagonist, scheming, betrayal, murder, survival, inheritance, rescue, macabre, domestic drama, kidnapping ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lonnie and Brian go on the run from the Cape Town underworld, after finding a box filled with cash and a valuable wrist watch. They steal a lucky fish that they use to barter with the gangsters.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
criminal, escapades, money, gang, changing lives, bandit, money falling through the air, satire, club, organized crime, underworld, desperation ...
Place:
south africa, cape town south africa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
buddy comedy, independent film, tension, crime drama, light hearted ...
Plot:
friendship, holiday, young adult, coming of age, working class, small business, youth culture, slice of life, personal growth, unemployment, moral ambiguity, unhappiness ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A fierce robber has plotted a major heist. But unfortunately, his plan was unintentionally foiled by two dispirited middle-aged best friends, and the stolen cash disappears.
Style:
twisted, detective, suspense, tension, dark comedy ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, greed, betrayal, heist gone wrong, chaos, cat and mouse, bandit, female detective, violence, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
To claim a big inheritance, a down-on-his-luck mechanic must win a series of competitions as outlined in his birth father's will.
Style:
feel good, buddy comedy, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
road trip, inheritance, friendship, underdog, teamwork, misfit, racecar driver, escapades, travel, friends, race, heartwarming ...
Similarity:
39%
356
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three young Italian actors move from Roma to NY to try to improve their careers. While attending the Actor's Studio they set up as a joke an extortion, acting like real mafiosi do. After the first extortion succeed they decide to continue on ...
Style:
tension, suspense, black comedy, satirical, intercultural ...
Plot:
extortion, mafia, organized crime, friendship, actor, moral ambiguity, role playing, ambition, deception, city life, escalation, identity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
38%
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