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Winning Streak (2012)
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Original name: The Pelayos
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Winning Streak is the astonishing story of a group of young down-and-outs who are presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; to change their luck and set off on the adventure of their lives. Thanks to an infallible method based on the roulette wheel’s imperfection, their lifestyle is about to become better than their wildest dreams, as they set out to break the banks at casinos around the world.
Style:
exciting, realistic, tense, captivating, stylized, semi serious, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, cons and scams, master criminal, love triangle, dishonesty, rivalry, danger, gambling addiction, truth, family relations, disorder, criminal heroes, change of luck, gambling, money, female sitting on a toilet, crime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, exciting, serious and tense films with plots about rivalry, danger, dishonesty, criminal heroes, chases and races, gangster and violent content mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Winning Streak: Player 5150 (2008), From Vegas to Macau (2014), Jilla (2014), Kaththi (2014), Blades of Blood (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Joey (Ethan Embry, Can't Hardly Wait) is a successful day trader at a high-end brokerage house, he has a beautiful fiancée and a home on the beach. He has it all and a lot to lose. Now the gambling addiction that has plagued him for years has ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, obsession, addiction, bookies, dishonesty, rise and fall, rivalry, danger, card playing, game, mental health, casino ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards with his fingers which had made him a legend. Upon his retirement as the Chief Security Consultant in Las Vegas, Ken returned to his hometown Macau, ...
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realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, gambler, cons and scams, rivalry, illusion, chases and races, dishonesty, undercover, friendship, gambling, gambling addiction, magic trick ...
Time:
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Place:
macau, china, nevada, las vegas
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95%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
A cop decides to take on his godfather, who raised him from childhood, and make him realize the error of his ways.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
adopted son, gangster, police, rivalry, parents and children, law enforcement, escapades, dishonesty, danger, fighting crime, murder, godfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
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66%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, gangster, chase, save the day, corporation, danger, dual role, farming, farmer, escaped prisoner, violent content, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
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63%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, tense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, political unrest, rivalry, danger, sword fight, vengeance, dishonesty, assassination attempt, politics, escapades, sword ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
korea, asia
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58%
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:
realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous
Plot:
gang, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, chases and races, goofy hero, gangster, diamond theft, bookies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the season of giving, the department took his badge. Criminals took his wife. Now, one cop is taking matters into his own hands
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Similarity:
57%
354
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Cut off by her wealthy father, a young woman talks her boyfriend into robbing a check cashing spot. Things don't quite work out for the couple, however, who are now being pursued by the cops.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, captivating, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, on the run, fugitives, cons and scams, crime gone awry, rise and fall, violence spree, chase, master criminal, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, disorder ...
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A high-speed accident on the freeways of Los Angeles reveals a turf war between two competing car theft rings of sexy all-girl crews. Brandy Martinez, a young streetwise cop is assigned by lieutenant Baynes (Steven Bauer) to go undercover and ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, working undercover, gang, partner, chases and races, car chase, danger, love and romance, woman with a gun, car, car race, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, south america, los angeles
Similarity:
52%
342
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When The General is assassinated in the streets of San Juan, his four daughters are left embroiled in a scheme that leads all the way to the CIA and U.S. Treasury department. Now they must rely on each other to escape with their lives.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, assassination, cons and scams, vengeance, siblings relations, rivalry, law enforcement, unlikely partners, race against time, dishonesty, sister sister relationship, spy ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A heart warming story about three young men who specialize in recovering high end, expensive and well protected autos that are hard to retrieve due to lack of payments.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, suspense, exciting, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
partner, buddies, car chase, dishonesty, car, rivalry, danger, friendship, chase, tough heroes, chases and races, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A common man who transforms into a gangster revolts against the very system he once obediently followed by declaring war on the police, the government, and the industrialists.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, master criminal, ambition, criminal heroes, rise to the top, chase, criminal's revenge, rivalry, gangster, government official, police officer, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
To free his girlfriend from her contract with a greedy madam, Shang Li (Don Wong) teams up with a cold-blooded thief called the Sparrow (Chiang-lung Wen) to hijack a large shipment of silver. But when the heist suddenly goes bad, Shang Li finds ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, shaolin kung fu, heist, kung fu, gang, dishonesty, danger, daring rescue, master criminal, one man army, chases and races, escapades ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1930s, 90s
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
44%
293
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 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, disorder, urban ghetto, law enforcement, police corruption, gangster, friendship, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, asia, europe, hong kong
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France, Thailand
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Manit (Jon Foo) witnessed the murder of his parents when he was just 10 years old. The killers shot him in the head, but he miraculously survived. However, the damage to his brain left him unable to experience regular human emotions. A martial arts ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, martial arts training, danger, master warrior, murder, revenge, violent content, profanity, chases and races, boy, karate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
41%
187
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mac and his high school gangster buddies try to take over the world of sports betting in a city filled with crime, prostitution and gambling. When the Mafia gets involved, they do whatever it takes to keep these tough young-bloods off their turf.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, high school, gangster, ambition, sport team, buddies, football, rivalry, friendship, danger, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. When all evidence points to Ching Hua (Liu Yu-Po), his friend Lei Hsin (Derek Yee) is determined to clear his name by barging in the Shaolin Temple ...
Style:
fast, realistic, serious, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, fight, power relations, young heroes, dishonesty, youth, heroes, escapades, master warrior, danger ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Chow returns to play Ko Chun, a skilled gambler who now lives in retirement in France. Wu Xingguo plays an evil gangster who forces Ko out of retirement by killing his pregnant wife. Ko is forced to team up with a variety of other people to win out ...
Style:
slapstick, exciting, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gambling, martial arts, gunfight, gambler, chinese mafia, triad, disorder, master warrior, heroes, criminal's revenge, hopes, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
france, china, taiwan, asia, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
During the Ming Dynasty one man will request a competition when his weapon is rejected. After a series of fights he is determined to prove his sword is invincible.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, master warrior, sword fight, disorder, against the odds, contests and competitions, ambition, mysterious character, heroes, mistaken identity, kung fu ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Featuring a mix of Thai Boxing and Ultimate Fighting, SCORPION has been dubbed The French Fight Club. It stars Jerome Le Banner, who is also known as Hyper Battle Cyborg and The Bulldog of Paris, a true kickboxer, famous for his aggressive style - ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, rivalry, redemption, contests and competitions, danger, fight, performer's life, heroes, athlete's life, hopes, prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Katsutoshi is forced to flee his hometown and ends up at a rundown nightclub called "Tokyo Playboy Club." His hot-headedness gets him into further trouble, and the club's waiter Takahiro and his girlfriend Eriko also get caught up in ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nightlife, nightclub, gangster, danger, lifestyle, friendship, rivalry, disorder, criminal heroes, on the run, chases and races, nothing goes right ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, conspiracy, false accusation, undercover, rivalry, forced into action, dishonesty, government agency, state affairs, turk, danger, kurd ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Asami returns exhausted after three years of intense training to become a yakuza hunter. She decides to visit her old master, Inokuma, who runs a bar. However, she finds his place in ruins and nothing is as it was when she left. As it turns out, the ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
hitman, homecoming, rivalry, danger, one man army, samurai, heroes, psychopath, dishonesty, gambling, gang, mortal combat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Rascals movie is a comedy about the joys of conning where Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn play two cool competing conmen trying to out-scheme each other in consistently amusing and surprising setups. But when both fall for the same girl, the competition ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, slapstick
Plot:
gangster, disorder, friends, dishonesty, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, buddies, cons and scams, love and romance, wooing, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A firefighter is wrongly blamed for the death of her father, hours before he was due to retire from the department. Eager to prove herself to her peers, she sets out to join an elite squad of smoke jumpers who are expected to jump from aeroplanes ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, save the day, daring rescue, ambition, danger, basic training, gender, female protagonist, false accusation, death of father, fire brigade, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. When he arrives to the United States to finalize what appeared to be a simple transaction he is soon ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, tough heroes, betrayal, smuggling, yakuza, obsessive quest, profanity, master warrior, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, offbeat, suspenseful
Plot:
yakuza, gambling, casino, crime family, organized crime, gangster, violent content, mysterious character, uninhibited rivalry, danger, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
asia, japan
Similarity:
32%
892
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jo Dae-yeong is a police officer investigating a pickpocket ring with ties to the Yakuza. One day he rescues Baek Jang-mi from danger, only to discover that she is the boss of the gang he has been tracking.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, rescue, femme fatale, police detective, gang, dishonesty, master criminal, redemption, rivalry, criminal heroes, heroes, going straight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, asia
Similarity:
32%
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