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Real Gangsters (2013)
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Real Gangsters (2013)
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 extended family and volatile business ventures by very different means.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, cynical, rough, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, family relations, rivalry, family business, rise and fall, ambition, unfulfillment, mafia, organized crime, danger, criminal, society, outlaw, american mafia, profanity, ego clash, criminal heroes, violent content, gang, graphic violence, crime, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, new york
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and tense films with plots about gangster, rivalry, violent content, profanity, danger, criminal heroes and murder mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Real Gangsters: Outlaw Country (2012), Bonded by Blood (2010), Top Dog (2014), West 32nd (2007), Tommy (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Outlaw Country (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A crime thriller/family drama set against the backdrop of southern organized crime and Nashville royalty where music, love, hope and tragedy collide. Created as a pilot for a TV Series which was not taken up, this has now been aired as a TV Movie.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: family relations, gang, parents and children, love and romance, danger, society, violent content
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Bonded by Blood (2010)
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: gang, rise and fall, rivalry, partner, gangster, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal heroes, vengeance, drug dealing, ambition, violence ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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Top Dog (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Hooligan boss Billy Evans has it all - a successful business, a beautiful family and respect on the terraces. But when he clashes with gangster Mickey over a backstreet proetection racket, Billy soon finds himself out of his depth as they look to ...
Style: rough, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: downfall, rivalry, ambition, gang, unfulfillment, criminal heroes, blind ambition, football hooligan, hooligan, criminal, football, nationalism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
 6.0
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West 32nd (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When John Kim, an ambitious young lawyer, takes on a pro bono case to exonerate a fourteen-year-old boy from a first degree murder charge, he finds a world he never knew existed in the underbelly of Manhattan - the Korean underworld.
Style: tense, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: lawyer, gangster, ambition, mafia, fish out of water, murder, rivalry, danger, law, dialogue, korean american, tough heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Tommy (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Sri Lanka
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After a year abroad Estelle returns home to collect her husband's share of the loot from a major robbery.
Style: tense, serious, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: family relations, siblings relations, parents and children, couples, danger, rivalry, nordic, violent content, strong female presence, criminal heroes, heist
Time: 21st century
Place: stockholm sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 127 min.
Story: JW now lives in exile and is more than ever determined to find out what happened to his missing sister Camilla. Every trace leads him to the world of organized crime in Stockholm. Jorge is about to do his last score - the largest robbery in Swedish ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, murder, revenge, gang, working undercover, danger, missing person, criminal heroes, nordic, drug, mob boss, crime boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia, stockholm sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Betrayal (2013)
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: realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, mafia, 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 ⇓
62%
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The Big I Am (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang poised on the brink of a lucrative human-trafficking deal.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, gangster, dishonesty, rivalry, criminal heroes, organized crime, criminal, nudity, strong violent content, profanity, ambition, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Avenge the Crows (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A former gang member and her young cousin become embroiled in a vendetta between L.A. gangs, as rivals seek revenge for old crimes.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, tense, crime drama
Plot: revenge, murder, gangster, gang war, youth, criminal heroes, crime family, vengeance, heroes, death, society, mob boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Election 2 (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story: As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Simon Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Louis Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: organized crime, triad, election, henchman, gangster, rivalry, rules and policies, criminal heroes, dishonesty, ambition, criminal, crime boss ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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One Eyed King (2001)
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, suspenseful, rough, realistic, independent film
Plot: gangster, gang, fight, mafia, city life, mafioso, criminal, caper, urban setting, embezzler, crime boss, irish mob ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Broken Horses (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, tense, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: going straight, hitman, gangster, profanity, family relations, siblings relations, small town, graphic violence, violent content, hopes, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Pawn (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, hostage negotiator, danger, gangster, diner, crime gone awry, kidnapped, robbery, mafioso, gang, mafia, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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The Wannabe (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, atmospheric, suspense
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: mafia, uncover truth, wannabe, murder, sex scene, society, crime family, investigation, prison, politics, organized crime, gangster ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Tell (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: 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, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: life turned upside down, rivalry, danger, on the run, going straight, dishonesty, violent content, sexual content, profanity, criminal heroes, chases and races, money ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
After the Fall (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bill Scanlin loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. As Bill stays ahead of the law, he discovers that sometimes the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.
Style: psychological, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: downfall, protecting from truth, destructive relationship, unfulfillment, danger, family relations, rivalry, society, murder, crisis, uncontrollable, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Man Inside (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, bleak, serious, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxer, gangster, haunted by the past, parents and children, danger, athlete and trainer, escape from reality, family problems, starting over, boxing, rivalry, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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 1K
2:22 (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The plan was easy; the job was not. On a snowy night a tight crew of four criminals plan to pull off a routine heist. When things go horribly wrong, friendship, loyalty and trust are pushed to the limit.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, confined, disorder, dishonesty, criminal heroes, twists and turns, suspect, organized crime, snow, delinquent, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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The Last Hit Man (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ageing hit man, Harry, has just botched a job and is now the target. His daughter is also in the assassin trade and is now a target too. A young hit man called Billy is sent to take Harry out but they form an uneasy alliance...
Style: suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: hitman, rivalry, family relations, danger, partner, parents and children, terminal illness, killer, save the day, murder, assassin, contract killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Triad (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three childhood friends join the Hong Kong Triads only to discover that fame and fortune will ultimately break them apart as only one can become the leader of the gang.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot: triad, gangster, gang, rivalry, ambition, criminal heroes, buddies, friends, criminal underworld, bandit, gang leader, criminal ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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The Wee Man (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rise and fall, rise to the top, dishonesty, vengeance, ambition, rivalry, criminal's revenge, society, life is a bitch, frame up, lighthouse ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s
Place: scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Villain (2020)
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, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: danger, rivalry, police, murder, debt, society, violence, escapades, family relations, gangster, ghetto, gang ...
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Second Wind (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: gangster, criminal heroes, law enforcement, dishonesty, betrayal, heist, criminal, organized crime, righting the wronged, mugging, escape, armored truck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, marseille
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Staten Island (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Sully (Ethan Hawke) is desperate to give his unborn son the chance he never had. Jasper (Seymour Cassel) wants to escape the mobsters that have infiltrated his life and business. Parmie Tarzo (Vincent D'Onofrio), a local mob boss, dreams of ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Ten 'til Noon (2006)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Between 11:50 and 12:00 noon, a crime is commited. In the same ten minute period, we follow the lives of the ten people, all connected to this crime. As we see each person's point of view, we are propelled closer and closer to the truth of what ...
Style: realistic, tense, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Ministers (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Style: tense, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: vengeance, danger, rivalry, profanity, law enforcement, unlikely couple, murder, brainwashing, religious fanaticism, strong violent content, violent content, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
For the Love of Money (2012)
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, suspenseful, serious, rough
Plot: mafia, starting over, ambition, going straight, lifestyle, hopes, profanity, criminal heroes, money, heist, hustler, violent content ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: california, usa, los angeles, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Marseille (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Alex, the son of a gang boss from Marseilles, joins the French Foreign Legion to avoid a hit put out on him by the Corsican Mafia. Four years later, Alex deserts and returns to Marseilles to get back together with Katia, his former girlfriend. But ...
Style: captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, serious ...
Plot: gang, danger, family relations, parents and children, murder, mafia, father son relationship, lawyer, reprisal, rivalry, black, violent content ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: marseille, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The story centers on Charlie, a Los Angeles billionaire financial whiz who goes into self-imposed exile in Tijuana after his empire is revealed to have been a Ponzi scheme. While looking for the woman he abandoned there 25 years before, Charlie is ...
Style: serious, exciting, captivating, tense, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, on the run, danger, rivalry, special agent, police corruption, law enforcement, vengeance, swat team, armed forces, violent content, profanity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Monument Ave. (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Bobby O'Grady a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even ...
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, murder, police investigation, investigation, police corruption, drug dealing, criminal heroes, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, juvenile delinquency, gang, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: boston, ireland, massachusetts, connecticut, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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