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Glass Chin (2014)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.
Style:
neo noir, tense, captivating, crime drama, psychological, suspense, intense, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot:
boxing, boxer, murder, restaurant, revenge, rivalry, danger, moral ambiguity, character study, corruption, ambition, ethical dilemma, friendship, betrayal, organized crime, criminal underworld, urban, redemption, working class, realism, ambitious, sadness, second chance, urban decay, fraud ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new jersey, usa, manhattan, new york city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, psychological and crime drama films with plots about moral ambiguity, urban, revenge, betrayal, corruption, violence and redemption mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Glass Chin: Deadly Pursuits (1996), Silencer (2018), American Lottery (2002), An Ethics Lesson (2013), Bless Me Father (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
66%
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
undercover, gang, police, drug, rivalry, outlaw, drug dealer, danger, undercover agent, criminal, real life, informant ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 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:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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49%
273
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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