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Piranhas (2019)
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Original name: La paranza dei bambini
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Six boys race on their scooters through the narrow streets of their Sanità neighbourhood in Naples. They are fearless daredevils, desperate to make money like their role models, and wear designer clothes and the latest sneakers. These 15-year-olds use the city’s rooftops for assault rifle practice. They deal drugs and do not hesitate to use their weapons to take control of the neighbourhood. Their smart leader, Nicola, knows the rules: in order to get his gang into the game and quickly to the top, he challenges one of the old bosses. But whoever is in charge today may well be dead tomorrow. When his girlfriend causes Nicola to be caught between all fronts, he is forced to make a decision.
Style:
rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, controversial, hood, poliziottesco
Plot:
mafia, coming of age, camorra, gang, criminal, teen angst, boyhood, self discovery, rivalry, hooliganism, gangster, society, lifestyle, fistfight, social decay, friendship between boys, friendship, bare chested male, monster, ghetto, organized crime, mob boss, scuba diving, italian police, nudity ...
Time:
year 2019, 21st century
Place:
naples italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and disturbing films with plots about mafia, organized crime, gangster, gang, violence, criminal and society mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Piranhas: City of God (2002), Green Street Hooligans (2005), A Children's Story (2004), Boys Cry (2018), City of Men (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by ...
Style:
rough, bleak, hood, sexy, stylized ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
gang, violence, ghetto, favela, coming of age, storytelling, gang war, gangster, society, juvenile delinquency, organized crime, journalism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2003, 2000s, future ...
Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, britain, europe, harvard university
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, realistic
Plot:
mafia, criminal gang, criminal, hitman, gang member, working class, gang leader, best friend, murder, society, danger, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
italy, rome italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Style:
tense, bleak, harsh, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, street gang, favela, slum, coming of age, betrayal, brutality, relationships, drug lord, society, gang war, best friend ...
Time:
year 2008, year 2007, future, 70s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, south america, latin america
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
mafia, mob boss, drug lord, camorra, gang, social decay, society, gang war, life is a bitch, italian mafia, gangster, strong violent content ...
Time:
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Place:
italy, naples italy, europe, napoli italy, new mexico
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
gang, gangster, drug, police, drunkenness, violence, robbery, sex, street gang, gang leader, murder, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by there he is able to build, step by step, an ...
Style:
poliziottesco, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
italy, naples italy, new york, napoli italy
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, modern day adaptation
Plot:
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Place:
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Ciro's body is sinking in the dark waters of the Gulf of Naples. And as it sinks deeper and deeper, memories emerge. The sounds muffled by the water merge with the screams of fleeing people. It is 1980, the earth shakes, the palace collapses, ...
Style:
harsh, serious, intense, rough, hood
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gang, ghetto, conspiracy, mafia, runaway, tough guy, corrupt cop, escapades, danger, heist, violence ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
naples italy, europe, italy, napoli italy
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
naples italy, italy, new york, usa, napoli italy
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19%
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Country: Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, tension, realistic ...
Plot:
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Country: France, Italy
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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18%
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot:
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Place:
britain
Similarity:
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356
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Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, al capone, crime family, mobster, gang, criminal gang, bandit, crime boss, outlaw gang, street gang ...
Time:
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Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot:
gangster, drug cartel, drug, death, friendship, heroes, escapades, society, criminal heroes, friends, youth, criminal ...
Time:
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Place:
manchester
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Country: Italy, France, UK
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Story:
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Style:
serious, stylized, realistic, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, making love, gang, police investigation, criminal heroes, partner, law enforcement, rivalry, leadership, ransom, drug dealing, sex scene ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, crime boss, mob boss, mafioso, gang, criminal, outlaw gang, criminal gang, mysterious girl, corruption ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
cult classic, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
rough, serious, hood, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, found footage, ghetto, urban, tough heroes, social decay, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, drug dealing, society, criminal heroes, going straight ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
yakuza, fighting crime, gangster, gang, organized crime, police detective, gang leader, bandit, criminal, mafia, mob hit, fight ...
Place:
japan, hiroshima japan
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense
Plot:
mafia, cosa nostra, mob hit, crime boss, organized crime, gangster, social climbing, conspiracy, family relations, friendship, friendship between men, violence ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
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107K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, harsh, rough, breathtaking, atmospheric ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
17%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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