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Hard Boiled Sweets (2012)
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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 criminals also have plans to steal the money...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangster, money, rivalry, pimp, cons and scams, danger, mob boss, murder, escapades, violent, outlaw, dishonesty, criminal heroes, shrewd, crime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, london
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Most similar movies to Hard Boiled Sweets
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, realistic, serious and suspenseful films with plots about rivalry, danger, gangster, dishonesty, murder, criminal heroes and deadly mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Hard Boiled Sweets: The Informant (2013), Pimp (2010), Stealing Summers (2011), Dad Savage (1998), The Key Man (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the French border patrol.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
border patrol, working undercover, drug dealing, intrigue, undercover, informant, danger, life is a bitch, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, rivalry, snitch ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A week in the life of Woody; a Soho pimp, as seen through the eyes of concealed documentary cameras: A week which spirals brutally out of control.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
pimp, found footage, gangster, danger, nothing goes right, disorder, fetish, sexuality, nudity, violent content, profanity, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
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
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35%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A wealthy, successful, East-Anglian tulip grower, Dad Savage is also something of a godfather in the local criminal fraternity but doesn't trust banks to take care of his money. On recommendation from his son, Sav, Dad hires two of Sav's ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot:
father son relationship, murder, criminal heroes, rivalry, dishonesty, vengeance, heist, godparent, chaos and mayhem, stash, godfather, money ...
Time:
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Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, gangster, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, down on your luck, murder, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, couple relations, killing an animal ...
Time:
year 1974, 21st century
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, going straight, life is a bitch, drug dealing, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, addiction, law enforcement, gangster, drug abuse, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
29%
345
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a district within Hong Kong five gangs have an uneasy truce as they all work within the area. Chaos then ensues when triad leader Jimmy is shot. Jimmy's wife Cheung Wah then appoints his bodyguard Po as the temporary leader of the gang over ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, assassination attempt, tough heroes, danger, save the day, murder, politics, contests and competitions, car chase, couple relations, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
27%
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:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airport, hostage, bank, gang, isolation, chase, rivalry, cons and scams, police officer, siege, hostage situation, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, london, england, europe, monaco
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ex Boxer Tom is on the ropes, when a chance encounter at the gym leads to the offer of work as a doorman at a run down nightclub. The volatile head doorman Paul, is a battle hardened veteran from the old school. Recognising Tom for the fighter that ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nightclub, going straight, rivalry, gangster, drug dealing, ambition, boss and employee, boxer, danger, murder, athlete's life, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two generations together in brutal conflict.
Style:
suspense, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gang, gangster, rivalry, ego clash, criminal's revenge, violent content, youth, hooligan, british gangster, urban, danger, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
27%
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:
27%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Minor league stock car racer Mitch Camponella gets closer to his NASCAR dreams when he's hired as private mechanic to a millionaire importer. But Mitch's ambition comes with a heavy price when he realizes that his new boss is a smuggler ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
chases and races, rivalry, arms dealing, unlikely criminals, smuggling, escapades, manipulation, dishonesty, dream, danger, auto racing, car chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
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:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
You can’t outrun your past. That is the extremely painful lesson that Ryan (Brendan Carr)is learning right now, as spectres of his past life of crime have returned to haunt him, destroying the only person he holds dear, and nearly killing him in ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, gangster, danger, betrayal, rivalry, murder, haunted by the past, starting over, chase, gory, heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Four young con artists start a top-secret money laundering scheme - and are slowly torn apart by their own greed and corruption.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, gangster, rise and fall, dishonesty, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, ambition, disorder, scheme, graphic violence, violent content, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
26%
305
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Barrett is the type of guy no one calls Jack. He works for a group of businessmen known as "The Gentlemen" who operate within the fertile realm of the Sydney Underworld. Standover tactics, prostitution, illegal gambling, creative ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
gangster, hitman, going straight, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, against the odds, assassin, murder, escapades, conspiracy, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with no memory of the previous night. She discovers that she was drugged and sexually assaulted -- and her roommate is dead. When investigating cop Will ...
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sexual abuse, uncover truth, murder, lie, love, memory loss, danger, blackmail, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
25%
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767
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Demetrio Perez is a tough prosecutor torn between the corruption inherent in his job and the desire to do right by his family. But when opportunity presents itself and his daughter Thea falls in love with a Mafioso’s son, Perez has to cut through ...
Style:
tense, serious, psychological, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
lawyer, gangster, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, blackmail, legal, protection, camorra, child in peril, manipulation, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, naples italy
Similarity:
25%
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:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Infamous London gangster cousins, Micky Mannock and Ray Collishaw, are at the top of the food chain, when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine in rough seas. Set in London, Amsterdam and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, disorder, diamonds, football hooligan, smuggling, drug, race against time, crime family, football, gangsta, hooligan, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, amsterdam, europe, berlin germany, los angeles ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After 10 years, Eddie Franks is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother, Sean has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers demand Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, danger, violence, society, police, debt, murder, family relations, escapades, gangster, ghetto, gang ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
24%
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788
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut and dry as it appears while battling a drinking habit. The story goes beyond the lives of those directly related to the case and shines a much needed spotlight on ...
Style:
serious, captivating, psychological, tense, action adventure ...
Plot:
murder, rivalry, legal action, law enforcement, legal investigation, courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, legal, criminal, defense attorney, death sentence ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
24%
2K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
'Cash' is a high octane heist thriller set in Cape Town, South Africa.The film revolves around an ace con artist,(Ajay Devgan) who hires a set of top notch robbers (Esha Deol, Zayed Khan, Dia Mirza and Riteish Deshmukh) to steal a set of ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
rivalry, cons and scams, betrayal, dishonesty, caper, escapades, gang, deception, danger, battles, disorder, crime gone awry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, africa, south africa, asia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A fabled painting from royal palace was discovered after 400 years. Once properly restored, it could fetch at least $40 million in the international auction market. Bae is the owner of the gallery which possesses the painting. She scouts top-tier ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, dishonesty, amateur detective, forgery, forger, art, auction, gallery, recovery, escapades, rivalry, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia, seoul
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
family in danger, rivalry, vengeance, homecoming, parents and children, gang, forced into action, small town, save the day, murder, violent content, cafe ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
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:
23%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Gary Oldman is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the tradition of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With an all-star cast including Terence Stamp, Elena Anaya, Robert Carlyle and Billy Zane, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, tense, dark comedy, realistic
Plot:
hitman, gangster, psychopath, dark humor, vengeance, rivalry, danger, heist, murder, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, drug ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
22%
756
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:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, action packed, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
femme fatale, cons and scams, odd couple, crime gone awry, on the run, danger, desert, heist, store, disorder, criminal's revenge, on the road ...
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