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Plastic (2014)
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Plastic (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Sam & Fordy run a credit card fraud scheme, but when they steal from the wrong man, they find themselves threatened by sadistic gangster. They need to raise £5m and pull off a daring diamond heist to clear their debt.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, perverse
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cons and scams, credit card fraud, friends, get rich quick scheme, male objectification, car accident, wealth, greed, twists and turns, drinking alcohol, drinking, friendship, dog, college, fraud, diamond theft, sexual content, crime gone awry, nudity, gangster, race against time, disorder, police officer, police, female police officer ...
Time: contemporary
Place: usa, england, miami, florida
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and exciting films with plots about dishonesty, gangster, criminal heroes, cons and scams, rivalry, crime gone awry and disorder mostly in Crime, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Plastic: Backflash (2001), Dead Heat (2002), Foolproof (2003), Confidence (2003), God's Pocket (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style: dark comedy, humorous, clever, witty, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, heist, dark humor, organized crime, twists and turns, crime gone awry, disorder, gang, nothing goes right, debt, violent, friends ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, london, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.3
 730
Backflash (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A woman is released from prison and heads home to help outwit a local mob boss and pull off the scam of a lifetime.
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, action packed, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: femme fatale, crime gone awry, cons and scams, on the run, odd couple, danger, gangster, partner, rivalry, on the road, criminal heroes, disorder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Dead Heat (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Boston cop Pally is forced into early retirement, putting a strain on his marriage. Pally's stepbrother, Ray, attempts to lift his spirits by tipping him off to a sure-bet racehorse. But their attempts to secure the champion equine are thwarted ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gambling, mob boss, starting over, rivalry, crime gone awry, betrayal, gangster, family problems, jockey, parents and children, cons and scams, addiction ...
Place: boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
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Foolproof (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Kevin, Sam and Rob have an unusual hobby: planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes wrong when their latest plan is stolen and carried out. Things get even worse when a mysterious man approaches them with ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, master criminal, blackmail, hacking, race against time, betrayal, partner, murder, cons and scams, buddies, dishonesty, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 35K
Confidence (2003)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any ...
Style: tense, clever, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cons and scams, con men, con artists, crime gone awry, organized crime, deception, caper, justice, heroin, faked death, heist, police corruption ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
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God's Pocket (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, rough, neo noir ...
Plot: working class, urban ghetto life, uncover truth, investigation, life turned upside down, down on your luck, society, life is a bitch, suspicion, death, neighborhood, irish mob ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Decisions (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a group of friends decide to pull a bank heist to get out from underneath their money troubles. They quickly discover that things can unravel in a hurry! A compromised LAPD Detective (Corey Haim) on the take with a crime syndicate figure want ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: crime gone awry, urban ghetto, disorder, law enforcement, police corruption, gangster, friendship, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 3.6
 2K
Fool N Final (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond.
Style: exciting, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, humorous
Plot: gang, disorder, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, cons and scams, chases and races, goofy hero, gangster, diamond theft, bookies ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Love, Honor and Obey (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's ...
Style: brutal, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: organized crime, gangster, police investigation, heist, crime gone awry, twists and turns, gang war, friendship, rivalry, ambition, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Mr. White Mr. Black (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Hoshiarpur based Gopi's dying father asks him to locate Kishen and hand-over a piece of land to him, and subsequently passes away. Gopi heads out to Goa and this is where he will be taken for a ride not only by Kishen, but also by Kishen's ...
Style: suspenseful, humorous, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot: cons and scams, parents and children, family relations, dishonesty, police, gangster, diamond, martial arts, con artists, shootout, con man, beach ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Federal Protection (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: "Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, touching, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rivalry, dishonesty, hidden identity, social decay, master criminal, betrayal, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, assassination attempt, disorder, fish out of water ...
Place: usa, chicago, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, hooligan, drug abuse, murder, criminal, betrayal, police investigation, partners in crime, criminal heroes, rivalry, vicious, dishonor among criminals ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, britain, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.2
 441
The Squeeze (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.
Style: suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, safecracker, crime wave, swing, disorder, cons and scams, buddies, dishonesty, betrayal, vengeance, criminal heroes, master and servant ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Big Swindle (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since CHOI Chang-Hyuk's release from jail. But this time around he's got and elaborate plan cooked up. It's the biggest bank heist in history that'll make any thief have a wet ...
Style: exciting, realistic, stylized, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, law enforcement, disorder, cons and scams, betrayal, dishonesty, caper, asian prostitute, bank robbery, violent content, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.1
 906
In Security (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, couples, danger, robbery, profanity
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.1
 100
Consignment (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Consignment is the authentic and brutal story of an East Coast drug dealer forced to flee to California only to realize state lines don't erase past sins.
Style: suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: drug dealing, gangster, on the run, going straight, police investigation, starting over, gang, hitman, criminal's revenge, rivalry, buddies, law enforcement ...
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Man of Violence (1970)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 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, tense, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female nudity, crooked cop, nudity, violent content, gangster, heist, twists and turns, cons and scams, dishonesty, criminal heroes, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, africa, morocco
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.9
 3K
The Crew (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, crime drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, betrayal, dishonesty, gang, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, gangster, brother brother relationship, lesbian, organized crime, british gangster, mafia ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Tell (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: life turned upside down, rivalry, danger, on the run, going straight, dishonesty, violent content, sexual content, profanity, criminal heroes, chases and races, money ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and ...
Style: intense, humorous, exciting, captivating, light ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, gangster, mafia, police corruption, friendship, safecracker, partner, disorder, law enforcement, gambling, crime boss, crime gone awry ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new jersey, europe, italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Pressed (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Brian, (Luke Goss, DEATH RACE 2, HELLBOY II) is desperately trying to seek a "quick fix" business deal that will put him back on top financially after being let go from his executive position at one of the top investment firms. Brian ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, drug dealing, gangster
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Trinity: Good Guys and Bad Guys (1985)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released from jail. He immediately went to ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: friendship, law enforcement, gang, disorder, heist, crime gone awry, confined, dishonesty, kidnapping, missing person, gangster, partner ...
Time: 80s
Place: miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Kings of South Beach (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: This fact-based crime thriller details the downfall of Miami's hottest nightclub. Chris Troiano owns the trendiest nightclub in all of South Beach; a place where the line always winds down the block and only the most beautiful people make it ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot: downfall, lifestyle, gangster, nightclub, nightlife, bankruptcy, criminal heroes, drinking, addiction, false identity, abuse, drinking alcohol ...
Time: 90s
Place: miami, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Plan B (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitman. |
Style: humorous, realistic, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: mafia, unlikely criminals, accidental killing, mob boss, crime gone awry, mistaken identity, gangster, female protagonist, dishonesty, cons and scams, women, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The real life story of Andres Lopez Lopez aka "Frecita" during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle"
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, stylized, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: colombian drug cartel, gangster, gang, drug, violence, organized crime, rise to the top, drug dealing, ambition, drug cartel, criminal heroes, money ...
Place: colombia, latin america, florida, miami, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Trouble Bound (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Upon getting out of prison, a man who took the rap for some thief buddies gets together with them again, and tells them he's not interested in doing things with them any more. They stick a dead body in his trunk, unbeknownst to him, and he ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, cynical, serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, criminal heroes, unlikely partners, gangster, disorder, obsessive quest, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, on the road, ex convict, lovers on the run, erotica ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (2012)
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: rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: criminal, disorder, on the run, gangster, crime gone awry, master criminal, criminal's revenge, cons and scams, violence, mafia, nordic, gang ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Beyond the Trophy (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Two rival gangs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, led by Gino (Robert Miano) and Cole (Michael Madsen), are vying for control. Danny (Michael Masini), an LAPD undercover police detective, goes deep into gangland to infiltrate one gang to bring down both.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: woman in danger, love triangle, obsession, dangerous attraction, gangster, working undercover, undercover, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, gang, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.1
 649
Baseline (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Plot: gang, gangster, breakup, moral dilemma, rivalry, murder, love and romance, danger, hitman, master criminal
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After being released from prison, Bobby goes back to the mob connected streets. When forced to make a life altering decision the truth is revealed that he was too blind to see.
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Plot: gangster, starting over, vengeance, gang, twists and turns, rivalry, betrayal, parents and children, cons and scams, nudity, mafia, voyeur ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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