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Americons (2015)
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A broken down collegiate football hero gets a shot at stardom during the eleventh hour of LA's nihilistic sub-prime mortgage boom.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, realistic, tension, fast paced, exciting, independent film, period drama
Plot:
rise and fall, ambition, corporate crime, real estate agent, dishonesty, cons and scams, real estate, greed, wall street, corruption, materialism, downfall, con artists, temptation, scandal, speculation, consumerism, anti hero, nihilism, gambling, biopic, journey, corporate crimes, crime, crimes
Time:
2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
california, las vegas, los angeles, usa
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Most similar movies to Americons
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and tense films with plots about ambition, dishonesty, biopic, rivalry, rise and fall, corruption and criminal heroes mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Americons: The PyraMMMid (2011), Wisegal (2008), VIPs (2010), Player 5150 (2008), Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Russia, early 90s. A fictional story inspired by financier Sergey Mavrodi, his securities company "MMM", and the pyramid scheme he ran that left upwards of fifteen million investors with nothing when it crashed.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
rise to the top, ambition, corporate crime, downfall, rise and fall, cons and scams, political corruption, society, rivalry, dishonesty, money, big business ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a captain in a Brooklyn crime family.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
criminal heroes, fall in love, dishonesty, gangster, unlikely criminals, parents and children, love affair, mind game, organized crime, italian mafia, italian gangster, mafia ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A human look on the life of one of the biggest frauds in the world happened by important people in Brazil.
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized
Plot:
dishonesty, cons and scams, ambition, escapades, unlikely criminals, hidden identity, criminal heroes, society, mistaken identity, drug lord, samba, biopic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
87%
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:
85%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.
Style:
serious, realistic, period piece, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gambling, rise and fall, gambler, human spirit, ambition, rivalry, tragic hero, life is a bitch, hopes, addiction, genius, legend ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Called "the longest running con in FBI history," Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people knew as "Clark Rockefeller" had brilliantly impersonated numerous people, ranging from a talk show host to a Pentagon Advisor ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, inspirational
Plot:
family relations, hidden identity, criminal heroes, dishonesty, cons and scams, disorder, love and romance, parents and children, serial killer, impersonation, killing spree, entrepreneur ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
Similarity:
81%
33K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all ...
Style:
realistic, period piece, stylized, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, casino, gambling, biopic, organized crime, hollywood, rise and fall, ambition, love affair, elimination, bohemian life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1945, 1930s ...
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa, new york, california ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An epic tale about a supremely intelligent young African-American male who rises from the ferocious and oppressive streets of North Philadelphia to being a shining star in the lucrative world of high finance at Wall Street's most prestigious ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, action thriller ...
Plot:
law firm, wall street, rise to the top, ambition, workplace, urban, corporate world, moral dilemma, murder, rivalry, betrayal, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
79%
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542
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two pounds of pressure on a trigger pays really well... Ex special forces mercenary and now hardened criminal Vic, lives in a world of cons, double crosses, crooked cops, mob bosses and drug dealing crime lords. Playing by his own rules, Vic and his ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
fighting crime, gangster, hitman, police detective, drug dealing, rivalry, danger, murder, crime boss, city life, dishonesty, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, Fatal Honeymoon tells the shocking story and controversy surrounding a newlywed who tragically dies on her dream honeymoon and the subsequent investigation as to whether or not her husband was guilty of killing her.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, sexual, suspense ...
Plot:
police investigation, murder, uncover truth, couple relations, woman in danger, couples, law enforcement, serial killer, mind game, danger, scuba diving, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, alabama, usa
Similarity:
78%
2K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, crime thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
danger, rivalry, life turned upside down, dishonesty, going straight, on the run, robbery, stolen money, greed, corruption, betrayal, criminal underworld ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A hot young Wall Street trader finds a formula based on climatology to play the market and win big... but at what cost?
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
wall street, ambition, office, trading, dishonesty, rivalry, rise to the top, workplace, stock broker, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, boss and employee ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of Barry Minkow, a young and charismatic figure in business who reaches CEO status by lying and scheming his way to the top.
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, dramatic, realistic, tense
Plot:
gambling, con man, deception, fraud, scandal, greed, manipulation, embezzlement, corporate crime, rise and fall, biopic, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film is set in the Tricity in 2003, ten years after the end of communism in Poland. The plot, apparently based on the real-life experiences of Kraków businessmen Lech Jerzorny and Paweł Rey, is about three young, talented businessmen who open ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
false accusation, corporate crime, dishonesty, rise and fall, cons and scams, political corruption, justice, injustice, uncover truth, legal investigation, law enforcement, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A martial arts instructor must enter the world of illegal pit fighting in order to save his family and his dojo.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
martial arts, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, dishonesty, fight, underground fighting, corruption, gambling, violence, battles, wrestler ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of Santo Bastucci, a local banker with a rare gift for memorizing numbers; he is unwittingly cast into the forefront of an aging wiseguy's bid for power, Manny "The Hand" Mistera. Santo is caught between the loyalty he has ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, exciting, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Plot:
italian mafia, mobster, pastor, gangster, mafia, mob boss, banker, con artists, gang, mafioso, bandit, organized crime ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
77%
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:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
Style:
contemplative, captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, union, election, killing spree, campaign, murder, labor union, miner, workplace situations, politics, state affairs, media ...
Time:
80s
Place:
west virginia, usa
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rise of Jackie Presser to President of the Teamster Union.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, sincere
Plot:
biopic, business, labor union, gangster, violent content, workplace situations, political corruption, political intrigue, unfulfillment, state affairs, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
76%
525
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:
76%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
Style:
inspirational, exciting, atmospheric, factual, suspense ...
Plot:
karate, martial arts, fight, martial artist, kung fu master, heroes, fight scenes, destiny, athlete's life, kung fu fighting, jeet kune do, ambition ...
Time:
60s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
75%
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:
75%
773
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Adapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo (a region in downtown São Paulo of the fifties where various nightclubs, strip joints, prostitution, bars, and drugs can be found). Hiroito was a well ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, criminal underworld, organized crime, biopic, killing, life is a bitch, murderer, criminal, bandit, framed for murder, crime boss, murder mystery ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run ...
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
con artists, true crime, manhunt, investigation, con man, fugitive, fbi, money problems, money, stolen money, criminal, embezzler ...
Place:
southern california
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, hitman, rise and fall, murder, criminal heroes, undercover, rivalry, master criminal, going straight, downfall, police corruption, gangster ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, florida
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A look at Brittany Murphy's rise to Hollywood fame in the 1990s, her struggles with celebrity and self-esteem, and her mysterious death in 2009 at the age of 32.
Style:
realistic, captivating, sentimental, serious
Plot:
rising to stardom, desire for fame, actor's life, rise and fall, ambition, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, parents and children, heart attack, death of wife, death of daughter, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 1990, year 2009, year 2004, year 2005, year 2003 ...
Place:
puerto rico, new jersey, usa
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. A young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up. As he fights his way back into the winning circle ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
rivalry, athlete's life, one more chance, starting over, ambition, boxing, lifestyle, hopes, contests and competitions, follow your dream, power relations, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story of Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
politics, assassination, soldier, army investigation, political unrest, revolution, ambition, fighting the system, state affairs, head of state, clergy, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
90s
Place:
the philippines, panama
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man travels through corporate corruption and his own sin to find his soul.
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
hitman, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, tough guy, violence, gunfight, wind, battles, capitalism, shootout, machine gun ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Voluptuous beauty Anna Nicole Smith marries an elderly millionaire and poses for Playboy, but after her husband's death, her excessive drinking, pill-popping and weight fluctuations take their toll.
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
playboy, celebrity, rise and fall, rising to stardom, ambition, desire for fame, starlet, celebrity culture, drug addiction, female protagonist, pole dancing, economist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
74%
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