Movies and TV shows like Barry
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Barry (2018)
140K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
Style:
tense, sitcom, dark comedy, funny, captivating, suspense, ironic, atmospheric, thought provoking, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hitman, gay couple, male male relationship, aspiring actor, gay latino, dark humor, mentor, police investigation, betrayal, criminal, danger, murder, friends, shooting, satire, ambition, culture clash, adaptation, gay relationship, gay, homosexual, assassin, deception, humour, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Most similar movies to Barry
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspenseful and dark comedy films and TV series with plots about criminal, violence, murder, revenge, corruption, organized crime and anti hero mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Barry: Mr Inbetween (2018), Better Call Saul (2015), HAPPY! (2017), Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009), Quarry (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, anime, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, hitman, murder, tough guy, organized crime, mercenary, lone hero, danger, family drama, chases and races, secret past, betrayal ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
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86%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, ...
Style:
witty, stylized, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
lawyer, workplace situations, family relations, hotshot lawyer, legal, criminal lawyer, dark humor, dishonesty, moral dilemma, money, organized crime, lawyer client relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico, syria, north america
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nick Sax, an intoxicated, corrupt ex-cop turned hit man, floats adrift in a world of casual murder, soulless sex and betrayal. After a hit gone wrong, his inebriated life is forever changed by a tiny, relentlessly positive, imaginary blue winged ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, cerebral, witty ...
Plot:
hitman, gory, murder, investigation, imaginary friend, danger, kidnapping, swearing, brutality, hopes, wound, fight scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, humorous, dark, offbeat ...
Plot:
murder, police detective, dark humor, serial killer, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, mentally unstable, police investigation, guilt, violent content, profanity, imaginary ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. As he struggles to cope with his experiences at war, Conway is drawn into a network of ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, realistic, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam veteran, murder, money, teaching the ways of the world, haunted by the past, homecoming, assassination, working undercover, corruption, blackmail, sex scene, adaptation ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
usa, mississippi, memphis
Similarity:
100%
10K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland's newly minted S.C.U. Tasked with navigating the city's ...
Style:
cynical, realistic, captivating, humorous, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, workplace situations, law enforcement, workplace, investigation, gay friend, mind game, forensics, team, lgbtqi, forensic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon
Similarity:
100%
8K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.
Style:
humorous, brutal, tense, dark comedy, grindhouse ...
Plot:
danger, dark humor, gang, female protagonist, dishonesty, life is a bitch, woman with a gun, survival, workplace, drug lord, siblings relations, money ...
Similarity:
50%
464K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, detective, anthology ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, law enforcement, small town, police investigation, cop, scheme, small town life, snow, killer, police officer, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 1979, year 2006, 2020s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
23K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world.
Style:
tense, brutal, thought provoking, dark comedy, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage boy, violence, adolescence, tragic hero, target, fall in love, dark humor, motorcycle, dead father, blood, gross out humor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, thailand
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild, comedic events unfold, exposing dark secrets and a web of lies, deception and murder.
Style:
tense, captivating, light, humorous, exciting ...
Plot:
group of friends, murder, friendship, disorder, dark humor, dishonesty, celebration, drug lord, investigation, male friendship, conspiracy, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
central america, latin america
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
Style:
ironic, captivating, funny, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female friendship, criminal, housewife, female protagonist, passion, money laundering, family relations, women, gang, danger, twists and turns, crime gone awry ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story:
Jean-Claude Van Damme is a global martial arts & film sensation, also operating under the simple alias of "Johnson" as the world's best undercover private contractor. Retired for years, a chance encounter with a lost love ...
Style:
funny, ironic, entertaining, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
humour, washed up star, working undercover, movie star, fighting crime, gang of outlaws, celebrity, criminal, private investigation, crime spree, unsolved crime, crime investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Covert operative Tom Keen joins forces with Susan "Scottie" Hargrave, the brilliant and cunning chief of a covert mercenary organization that solves problems that are too dangerous for the government.
Style:
tense, suspense, exciting, rough, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mercenary, mother son relationship, spy thriller, secret past, undercover agent, spy, secret organization, hitman, brutality, violence, redemption, murder ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A family man experiences the tremendous burden of leading a double life as a professional hitman.
Style:
suspense, tense, realistic, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, danger, crime boss, contract killing, character study, assassin, double life, moral ambiguity, anti hero, intrigue, mature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, mexico city
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
By day, the Duncan's are an upstanding family who run a thriving exotic car dealership in New York. By night, they live a dangerous secret life. When they come under siege the Duncan's will have to stick together or die separately
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
organized crime, businessman, black, car, criminal underworld, crime family, loyalty, family business, wealthy family, criminal syndicate, criminal, gang ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, south america
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world ...
Style:
captivating, ironic, suspenseful, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, escapades, investigation, dishonesty, family problems, danger, con man, family relations, greed, adaptation, twists and turns, female nudity ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
The series revolves around a young law school graduate Nasser (Mohammed Ramadan) who lives in the Sabbatiyah area, seeking to join the judiciary. In conflicts with a major arms dealer
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, emotional, dark
Plot:
organized crime, justice, criminal, criminal underworld, problem, law student, attorney, family problems, lawyer, brother brother relationship, brothers, frame up ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt, middle east
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he did not kill her. His conviction later was overturned, but the brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical ...
Style:
crime drama, captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, murder investigation, corruption, investigation, true crime, wrongful conviction, crime investigation, marital problem, murderer, uncover truth, manipulation ...
Time:
2020s, year 2011
Place:
missouri
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 984 min.
TV show
Story:
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, witty, erotic, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
marriage, women, crumbling marriage, family in crisis, open marriage, housewife, female protagonist, male female relationship, up and down relationship, adultery, society, strong female lead ...
Time:
1940s, 60s, 2010s, 80s, year 1949 ...
Place:
usa, pasadena california, california, los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
An aspiring actor and his sister Brooke, a former professional dancer, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.
Style:
funny, sitcom, light, situational comedy, sincere ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay brother, gay interest, gay, gay lead character, brother sister relationship, male male relationship, lgbtq, family relations, ambition, siblings relations, parents and children ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
When strange young misfit Kim Noakes was just a little girl, her father died in murky circumstances and her mother Tina whisked her away to a remote rural life of seclusion and bizarre survival techniques. Now all grown up, Kim sets out into the ...
Style:
ironic, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
female warrior, survivalist, strong female character, psychological manipulation, paranoia, dishonesty, murder, violence, danger, runaway, escapades, parents and children ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Fifteen years after the events of the feature film, Kyle Craig is assigned to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD as Detective Frank Rourke’s trainee to spy on him and report on his off-book methods. As Frank starts teaching his principled ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, psychological, detective
Plot:
dirty cop, police, lapd, gunfight, dishonesty, corruption, society, friendship, vengeance, murder, rivalry, couples ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
286K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence, gang, black cast, mobster, danger, organized crime, showdown, power struggle, criminal gang, rivalry, criminal, murder ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 60s
Place:
harlem, new york, harlem, new york city
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Two writers whose critically savaged crime show is a surprise hit decide that they need real criminal experiences to spice up their second season.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, thrilling, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
writers, satire, screenwriter, criminal, gang, movie business, film producer, escapades, organized crime, filmmaker, media satire, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
quebec, montreal
Similarity:
17%
109K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, dark comedy, dramatic, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
friendship, female friendship, hit and run, murder, grief, strong female lead, lesbian, female female relationship, death of husband, dishonesty, feminist, women ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Thrasos' family becames inheritor of his dead brother, Apostolis, house and nightclub. But also he takes over the mafia of his brother. Everyday new troubles appear with police. Silvi the ex girlfriend of Apostolis, trying to take control more ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, satirical, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
heir, nightclub, inheritance, greek, death of brother, mafia, relationship problems, nightclub owner, money, criminal, family business, satire ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
17%
7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Seeking to uncover the truth about his past, a henchman betrays someone close to him and assumes a new identity in a small Istanbul neighborhood.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, betrayal, deception, identity, mistaken identity, stolen identity, new identity, criminal, murderer, on the lam, hidden identity ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
In the Sydney underworld, the lives of gangsters, the Instagram generation, and the glamorous social elite intertwine.
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, ambition, revenge, criminal underworld, criminal's revenge, crime boss, organized crime, society, criminal, satire, betrayal, power struggle ...
Place:
sydney australia
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Centered around the largest heist ever attempted, and the vengeance, scheming, loyalties, and betrayals that surround it.
Style:
realistic, captivating, tense, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal, true crime, betrayal, money, burglar, revenge, secret, robbery, violence, life, control, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, year 2012
Similarity:
17%
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