Movies like Sweety Barrett
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Sweety Barrett (1998)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sweety Barrett is a giant of a man with the mind of a child. An easy target in a corrupt world, Sweety becomes embroiled in a smuggling operation unleashing a spiral of dangerous and unexpected events.
Style:
poignant, crime drama, tragicomedy, melancholic, satirical, black comedy, dark comedy, grim, independent film, tragic
Plot:
smuggling, vendetta, corruption, outsider, small town, character study, friendship, betrayal, isolation, loyalty, moral ambiguity, empathy, bittersweet, social commentary, anti hero, violence, identity, class conflict, revenge, crooked cop, corrupt cop, simpleton
Time:
contemporary
Place:
ireland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out crime drama, tense, suspenseful and dark films with plots about revenge, moral ambiguity, betrayal, violence, corruption, anti hero and urban mostly in Crime, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Sweety Barrett: Jigar Thanda (2016), Mandya (2025), Down 'n Dirty (2000), Kadaseela Biriyani (2021), Trojan Eddie (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
los angeles
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Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of Eddie, a small town ex con, who discovers he has talent for selling anything and everything. Eddie sees a way to rise above the low life by setting up on his own; what he didn't bargin for was the murder and mahem along the way.
Style:
realistic, tense, dark comedy, black comedy, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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87%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, bleak, exciting, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
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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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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69%
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Egypt
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: Croatia, Slovenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 158 min.
Story:
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Style:
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