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Carbon (2017)
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Original name: Carbone
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, noir, crime drama
Plot:
heist, money, betrayal, bank, rich, company, gangster, escapades, murder, danger, business, corruption, big business, horse, gambling, sex scene, cemetery, wealth, nightclub, corrupt cop, blood, merchant, husband wife relationship, drunk, wealthy family ...
Time:
year 2017, 21st century
Place:
paris france
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Most similar movies to Carbon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about betrayal, danger, murder, corruption, revenge, violence and moral ambiguity mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Carbon: Hard Boiled Sweets (2012), Paris Countdown (2013), Nemesis (2021), The Line (2017), Stealing Las Vegas (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangster, money, rivalry, pimp, cons and scams, danger, mob boss, murder, escapades, outlaw, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Unable to repay their debts, Milan and Victor, best friends and co-owners of a Paris nightclub, are lured into a drug deal that goes bad. Tortured by police, they negotiate their freedom against an overwhelming testimony that condemns their ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
psychopath, survival, race against time, friendship, danger, on the run, betrayal, murder, police, chase, friends, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, mexico
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An underworld kingpin's past catches up with him when he returns to London, igniting an explosive chain of events which ends in revenge and murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, crime drama, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, violence, underworld, gangster, danger, murderer, death, chase, heroes, graphic violence, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Slovakia, Ukraine
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Criminal thriller about traffickers and smugglers from Ukrainian border. The feature film about the borders and the life on their edge.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
border, smuggling, drug dealer, corruption, betrayal, drug, organized crime, crime boss, criminal, drug abuse, migrant, drowning ...
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a greedy Las Vegas casino owner steals his employee's pension funds, the staff teams up to pull off a heist with a twist.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama, suspense ...
Plot:
casino, heist, gambling, money, teamwork, escapades, money problems, robbery, plan, workplace situations, coworker, workplace ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
He's looking for a way out of the city. But his only escape is through a woman looking for revenge.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, risk, vengeance, male female relationship, criminal's revenge, urban decay, urban, moral ambiguity, street life, corruption, underworld ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
pakistan
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Focusing on the timeless themes of jealousy, murder and betrayal, 'I Against I' is set over one night and utilises different time lines to reveal a dark and unexpected conclusion to a simple mystery premise. The main protagonists, opposite ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, trapped, twists and turns, gangster, jealousy, danger, rivalry, moral ambiguity, fatalism, paranoia, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Three American expats living in Buenos Aires decide to steal a large sum of money so they don't have to return home. But what starts as a game soon turns violent and they find themselves on the verge of consequences none of them expected.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
betrayal, dishonesty, heist, caper, money, love, rivalry, danger, friendship, freedom, violence, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
Similarity:
49%
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196
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Milan, Nowadays: Fernando, son of Ugo Piazza, is a brilliant criminal defense lawyer whose mother, Nelly, has done everything in her power to raise him different from his father, a deplorable gangster.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, fraud, gangster, suspect, stolen money, criminal gang, gang, struggle for survival, money problems, bandit, mafioso ...
Place:
milan italy
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Ajay's world comes crashing down due to debt, he finds himself in a desperate situation after his girlfriend is kidnapped by loan sharks. Short on time, needing the cash, the story follows this man on his maddening hunt for money.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
money, desperation, debt, kidnapping, moral dilemma, urban, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, survival, anti hero, betrayal ...
Similarity:
44%
345
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Grind is a modern urban drama, set in world of sex, drug dealers, dance nightclubs and loan sharks. Vince is the nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East London and having fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle he is ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot:
gambling, gangster, nightclub, rivalry, loan, going straight, robbery, brutality, shopping mall, drug addiction, addiction, chase ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A parolee teams up with his old crew determined to find a buried bag of cash stolen a decade ago from a DEA bust gone bad, while being tracked by a retired Sheriff.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, crime thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heist, organized crime, criminal gang, criminal, sheriff, gang, parole, crooked sheriff, bandit, money, crime boss, escapades ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A defense lawyer goes to find his former client whose late husband's money is missing. He's not the only one who's looking for her, and she has a plan of her own.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, twist ending, neo noir
Plot:
femme fatale, murder, deception, scheming, dangerous attraction, danger, seduction, betrayal, investigation, cat and mouse, lawyer, urban ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Simon, a burglar on probation, agreed to go on the biggest shot of his life: The flight of the "Florentine", a mythical diamond set auction by its owners. To succeed, he must approach Julia, expert diamond for sale which is a considerable ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
heist, diamond, fall in love, thief, hidden identity, criminal heroes, betrayal, corruption, robbery, danger, organized crime, bank robber ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
belgium, antwerp
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Varg Veum is going to be a father. In a way he could never imagine, life takes on a new direction while he is searching for a missing pair of siblings in the prostitution circles in Bergen. Varg realizes that life will never be the same when he has ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, detective, crime drama, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, private investigator, killing, uncover truth, police detective, forensics, family in danger, homicide detective, murder investigation, sleuth, unsolved crime ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kaspar Carr is a professional burglar who lives and works in Chicago. Carr loves his job and is good at it, and two documentary filmmakers are granted access to his private world when he agrees to let them make a film about him.
Style:
tense, realistic, captivating, suspense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
thief, found footage, planning, safecracker, escapades, danger, rivalry, politics, kickass, cop, double agent, petty criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, south america
Similarity:
39%
217
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kyung-ho is a genius computer programmer who manages the on-line networks of all banks in Korea. One day, he accidentally runs into a man, John, who is an attractive businessman. John invites Kyung-ho to experience his lifestyle in high society. ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, programmer, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, money, cybercrime, hacking, danger, murder, twists and turns, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul, asia, korea
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young, beautiful wife cheating on her rich, older husband amidst the neon lights of Las Vegas. Four men hired to do a job, but there is a traitor in their midst. Adultery, betrayal, kidnapping and murder lead to the ultimate double cross and no ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, gangster, tough heroes, law enforcement, betrayal, danger, confined, dishonesty, woman in danger, gambling, disorder, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, nevada
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The fashion world meets the underworld in BOOM, written and directed by Kaizad Gustad and produced by Ayesha Shroff under the banner of Quest Films
Style:
crime thriller, action thriller, crime drama, suspense, stylized ...
Plot:
gangster, diamonds, underworld, fashion, fashion industry, organized crime, smuggling, danger, glamour, revenge, survival, underground ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
mumbai india, bombay india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer and the scion of a powerful investment firm.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, crime drama, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, moral dilemma, blackmail, murder mystery, crime investigation, criminal, murder investigation, uncover truth, murderer, danger, drug ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a former detective learns of the murder of his estranged son, he ventures back to the darkened streets he once knew so well. Armed, dangerous and with nothing to lose, he must take on the ruthless local mob in his mission for revenge.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, detective, crime thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, police, organized crime, vigilante, murder, escapades, life is a bitch, redemption, danger, rivalry, betrayal, friends ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A Parisian criminal gang fall apart after challenges to the gang's leader lessen his influence.
Style:
realistic, rough, bleak, tense, serious ...
Plot:
gang, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, danger, master criminal, prison, massage parlor, extreme violence, real world, rivalry, right hand man, hitman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, africa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, crime drama, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, gangster, criminal's revenge, rivalry, dishonesty, underworld, violence, human trafficking, mature, danger, murder, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
36%
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305
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Fed up with the meaninglessness of her life, Samantha Flores, an unassuming and shy young woman, living in the city of Los Angeles is convinced by a friend, Juliette, a vivacious call-girl, to go out one night posing as her. What was supposed to be ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
friendship, love, betrayal, murder, danger, gangster, friends, couple relations, couples, criminal underworld, vengeance, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investigates an elaborate passport faking scheme.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
internal affairs, embassy, dishonesty, love affair, corruption, mistrust, deception, identity theft, espionage, black market, conspiracy, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the docklands of East London stands the Empire State, a nightclub full of magic and mystery. Designed like an ocean liner, it's become a battle ground where anything can happen. In the midst of the action, a young boy stows aboard to search ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, tense, atmospheric, crime drama ...
Plot:
nightclub, gay, gangster, betrayal, crime boss, corruption, power struggle, working class, moral ambiguity, underworld, urban decay, business deal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
east end london, london
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Law was a chauffeur for the rural tycoon Luk, and he was jailed for killing a major land owner in a car accident. It was rumored that Luk was behind the land owner’s death, which gave Luk a competitive edge in the native apartment development ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
political intrigue, organized crime, wiretap, corruption, surveillance, village chief, social problems, intrigue, manipulation, conspiracy, betrayal, power struggle ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
34%
649
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
After giving up a life of cocaine trafficking, Dan is offered a chance to achieve his dream : moving to Australia with his daughter. He accepts the deal and starts a downward spiral sucking him back into 24 hours of hell.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
cocaine, hostage, murder, dealer, dream, drug, starting over, danger, smuggling, save the day, rivalry, darkness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, australia
Similarity:
34%
650
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
25 million dollars, 8 safety deposit boxes, and months before anyone will know it’s gone. But Harrison’s perfect heist turns deadly when his safe-cracker, Mack, discovers their getaway pilot brutally murdered. Someone knew about the job, someone ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, noir ...
Plot:
heist, criminal, betrayal, heist gone wrong, robbery, race against time, hidden money, traitor, stolen money, gang, money, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A con man pulls a double-cross on a gang of vicious bank robbers.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tense, poliziottesco, dark ...
Plot:
bank robbery, con man, deception, gangster, manipulation, heist gone wrong, heist, betrayal, organized crime, revenge, master criminal, underworld ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
33%
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