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For the Love of Money (2012)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
mafia, ambition, starting over, going straight, lifestyle, hopes, profanity, criminal heroes, heist, money, hustler, crime family, family relations, violent content, past, true crime, gangster, graphic violence, crime, crimes, female director
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, israel
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about criminal heroes, gangster, violent content, profanity, dishonesty, heist and graphic violence mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like For the Love of Money: El Capo (2009), Green Guys (2011), Charlie Valentine (2009), If... Dog... Rabbit (1999), Real Gangsters (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Colombia
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Story:
El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.
Style:
brutal, realistic, stylized, serious, rough ...
Plot:
ambition, power struggle, drug traffic, drug dealing, organized crime, master criminal, drug lord, criminal heroes, political corruption, smuggling, notoriety, rise to the top ...
Place:
colombia
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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:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist, family relations, strong violent content, betrayal, crime gone awry, parents and children, disorder, violence, mafia, robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Johnnie Cooper served time for an armed robbery that also his father and brother participated in. When he's released from jail he's determined to live a normal life and gets work at a gas station. But soon his brother pays a visit.
Style:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
professional killer, hitman, parole officer, gas station, profanity, escape, family relations, disorder, prison, cons and scams, siblings relations, car chase ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, mexico
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57%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Real Gangsters tells the story of the Lo Giacamo family, one of the most successful crime syndicates in New York City. Run by cousins Vincent Lo Giacamo and Jack Lo Giacamo, Real Gangsters shows how these two men maintain control of their dangerous ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, rise and fall, family business, family relations, unfulfillment, ambition, danger, organized crime, mafia, society, outlaw ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
Style:
serious, sentimental, suspenseful, touching, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
forgery, going straight, criminal heroes, family problems, child illness, terminal illness, single parent, parents and children, teenager, mafia, con artists, hustler ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, tahiti
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal stars as mob kingpin Mr. Alexander, an old-school boss who rules his criminal empire with both nobility and brutality. For a simple prison hit, he sends his best enforcer and protégé Roman Hurst (Foster). When the hit goes wrong, Hurst is ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, drug dealing, danger, going straight, criminal heroes, hitman, tough heroes, prison, violence, prisoner, organized crime, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
494
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put him in prison. He meets a waitress who's also seen her share of trouble and they start up a tenuous relationship. Then there's a murder and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
going straight, lovers on the run, starting over, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, love affair, criminal's revenge, love and romance, hopes, woman in danger, couples, chases and races ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
profanity, gang, chase, murder, dishonesty, heist, gangster, disorder, crime gone awry, on the run, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, south america, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
40%
259
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A teen commits murder, gets away with it and a year later, he turns himself in, but before doing so, he confesses to the victim's family.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, going straight, haunted by the past, police investigation, criminal heroes, gangster, redemption, teenage life, society, crime gone awry, drug dealing, hopes ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun battle in Law Enforcement history. Based on the true events.
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, bank, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, suburbs, swat, car chase, chases and races, violent content, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man who has just been released from prison vows to start a new life, but is put to the test when an old cellmate appears.
Style:
independent film, tense, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay lead character, martial arts, hopes, rehabilitation, gays and lesbians, on the run, crime gone awry, going straight, drug dealing, life is a bitch, introspection ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, detroit
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Plot:
gangster, gang, irish mob, mafia, fight, mafioso, city life, criminal, crime boss, caper, urban setting, gangsta ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
39%
212
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Vazgen "Vaz", a Mobster turned businessman, is pulled back into his past life, when his eldest son is accused of killing a Russian gangster. Now he must find a way to save his family and all that he's built.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangster, danger, rivalry, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, family in danger, revenge, violence, profanity, violent content, forced into action ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of how the FBI brought down one of Detroit's most notorious mobsters.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fighting crime, investigation, criminal, law enforcement, gangster, undercover, profanity, fbi, mobster, violent content, special agent, working undercover ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, gang, rivalry, partner, gangster, dishonesty, betrayal, drug dealing, ambition, vengeance, criminal heroes, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
36%
137
Genre: Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Alpha is a about 3 young criminal friends that split up in a certain moment of their life due to a failed robbery. Eight years later they come back together each of them choosing different life-styles.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police corruption, going straight, moral dilemma, friendship, law enforcement, criminal heroes, dishonesty, hopes, unfulfillment, ex convict, violent content, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
When undercover FBI agent Kevin Hawkins (Erik Palladino, E.R.) agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of choppers, he is quickly thrown into a world of fast cars and high stakes. Pitted between a ruthless crime boss (Michael Madsen, ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
secret agent, undercover, law enforcement, gang, secret identity, dishonesty, danger, friends, speed, automobile, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A heightened homage to the City of Angels, Electric Slide riffs on the real-life story of Eddie Dodson, the notorious "Gentleman Bank Robber." With a debonair sophistication and a serious talent for flirt, Dodson managed to lure money from ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, realistic
Plot:
lovers on the run, love and romance, chases and races, criminal heroes, escapades, danger, family relations, friendship, dishonesty, rivalry, opposites attract, partner ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
34%
218
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A streetwise young man leaves his sordid past behind, moving from New York to the Los Angeles suburbs to start a simple, honest life. When he meets a small-time drug dealer with insatiable ambition, his past returns to haunt him.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, gloomy, suspenseful
Plot:
starting over, hopes, youth, supernatural ability, life is a bitch, redemption, drug dealing, criminal heroes, going straight, urban, city life, teenage life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, southern california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After unknowingly robbing a money laundering operation the heist crew must avoid mobsters.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, shootout, criminal heroes, disorder, chases and races, danger, gangster, law enforcement, crime gone awry, rivalry, good versus evil, bank ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Brandon, a respected street fighter, is forced to flee the city after his brother is murdered and the money that was supposed to be paid back to a local gangster is stolen. While lying low at his father's house in a small Southern town, Brandon ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underground fighting, martial arts, fight, street fight, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, power relations, tough heroes, athlete and trainer, mixed martial arts, competition ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, friendship, criminal heroes, heist, disorder, gangster, murder, black, police officer, friends, dishonesty, race against time ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, florida
Similarity:
31%
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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:
90s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A mobster moves to a new town as a protected witness and tries to start over, only to find he can't escape his old ways
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, going straight, hidden identity, criminal heroes, special agent, gangster, vengeance, crime gone awry, tough heroes, danger, criminal's revenge, hitman ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
30%
424
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to the early 90s.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, crime drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, gang, best friend, youth, rivalry, urban ghetto life, tough heroes, criminal heroes, prison, murder, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, perverse, hood, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, betrayal, revenge, gangster, gang, robbery, murder, kidnapping, existentialism, money, chase, violence ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, florida, palm springs california
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Malakian clan, a family of ruthless gangsters, controls the underworld of Southern France. At its head, the violent godfather Milo Malakian rules his world with an iron fist. His son and heir, Anton, dreams of breaking free and making his own ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car theft, gangster, robbery, family relations, mafia, revenge, starting over, hopes, gang, rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, riviera, south of france, europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
friendship, infidelity, heist, family problems, downfall, buddies, haunted by the past, legal, criminal heroes, danger, snow, drug addiction ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
Similarity:
30%
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:
29%
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