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Mafia Millionaires (2014)
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Original name: Milionari
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on a real Italian crime boss and family, their 40-year saga, as seen through their eyes, reflects the history, beauty, and strife of Naples.
Style:
tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative
Plot:
mafia, murder, singer, drug dealing, jailed, carabinieri, marriage, police raid, catholic church, catholic, camorra, mobster, biopic, earthquake, horse race, machine gun, imprisonment, sports car, heart surgery, pistol, gangster, mob, kiss, sex in bed, grenade ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 70s, 2000s, 1990s
Place:
barcelona, naples italy, barcelona spain
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Most similar movies to Mafia Millionaires
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and tense films with plots about mafia, murder, gangster, organized crime, biopic, mob boss and mobster mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Mafia Millionaires: Fort Apache Napoli (2009), Lea - Something About Me (2015), Giovanni Falcone (1993), Mad Dog Coll (1961), Come Into the Light (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, tense, gloomy
Plot:
journalism, idealism, mafia, uncover truth, investigation, italian gangster, danger, life is a bitch, society, dishonesty, gangster, italian mafia ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
italy, europe, southern italy, naples italy
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, contemplative, disturbing
Plot:
trial, husband wife relationship, mafia, female protagonist, courtroom, police, mother daughter relationship, murder, biopic, daughter, train station, arrest ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 80s, 2010s
Place:
italy, milan italy
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of the first ever "anti-mafia judges pool" established in the '80s at the Palermo Courthouse, in Sicily, in the '80s, while two mafia families started a 10-year-long war to obtain the complete control of smuggles. ...
Plot:
mafia, italian mafia, crime family, italian gangster, judge, sicilian mafia, cosa nostra, italian police, carabinieri, heroes, police officer, police officer killed ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
sicily, italy, palermo italy
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.
Plot:
serial killer, mobster, killing spree, irish gangster, pistol, violence, villain played by lead actor, death of protagonist, machine gun, mafia, gunfight, tough guy ...
Time:
year 1961, 1930s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A priest (Zingaretti - Inspector Montalbano) attends his new parish only to find the church empty, the locals uninterested and their children rude and abusive. He very gently sets about winning over first the children by providing them with a place ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, factual
Plot:
coming of age, priest, hopes, murder, mafia, mob boss, hitman, church, fighting crime, rivalry, danger, showdown ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, sicily, palermo italy
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Style:
neo noir, clever, suspense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, undercover, organized crime, mobster, mentor, fbi, working undercover, italian mafia, fbi agent, undercover agent, law enforcement, friends ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1997, 90s, year 1978
Place:
new york, new jersey, miami, florida, usa ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets ...
Style:
erotic, realistic, harsh, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
drug lord, mafia, italian mafia, gangster, bank robbery, gunfight, robbery, tough guy, mobster, life philosophy, organized crime, mob boss ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 60s, 2000s, 70s
Place:
italy, milan italy
Similarity:
55%
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:
53%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins ...
Style:
poliziottesco, historical drama, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
cosa nostra, mafia, mobster, ambition, organized crime, american mafia, intelligence agency, crime family, mafioso, democrat, gangster, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 50s, 20th century, post world war two ...
Place:
italy, sicily, usa, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
At the age of 17, Griselda Blanco, made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport with her first husband Carlos. Living in Queens with her three sons, Griselda became enticed by the money the drug world offered, and quickly became embroiled with ...
Style:
factual, tense, captivating, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
drug smuggling, colombian drug cartel, woman, gang, drug cartel, mother, smuggler, cocaine, parent child relationship, drug, arrest, drug dealer ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Brazil
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, captivating, intense, factual ...
Plot:
mafia, cosa nostra, italian mafia, gangster, trial, sex, mob boss, sicilian mafia, organized crime, italian history, assassination attempt, assassination ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, year 2000, year 1992, year 1984 ...
Place:
sicily, italy, rome italy, rio de janeiro, miami ...
Similarity:
50%
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:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
49%
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 ...
Style:
rough, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
mafia, coming of age, camorra, gang, criminal, teen angst, boyhood, hooliganism, rivalry, self discovery, gangster, fistfight ...
Time:
year 2019, 21st century
Place:
naples italy
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to, his capture
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, family relations, psychopath, human nature, family problems, parents and children, haunted by the past, biopic, father son relationship, gay, cannibal ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, kansas city
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Brutal and celebrated Mafia gangster John Gotti (Danny Nucci) schemes, shoves and murders his way to the top of that world in this gritty biography told from the perspective of Salvatore Polisi (Jason Gedrick), who owns the Sinatra Club, where ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, gang, gang leader, criminal heroes, rise to the top, dishonesty, heist, mobster, tough guy, crime boss ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The story of Peppino Impastato, a political activist who opposed the Mafia in Sicily. One hundred steps was the number of steps it took to get from the Impastato house to the house of the Mafia boss Tano Badalamenti.
Style:
serious, captivating, sincere, rough, political ...
Plot:
assassination, radio, gangster, rebelliousness, fighting the system, political activist, idealism, rebellion, society, dishonesty, media, incompetent police ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, sicily, corsica, europe
Similarity:
45%
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:
cosa nostra, mafia, camorra, italian mafia, italian gangster, crime family, female nudity, police, gulag, mobster, nazi, nude girl ...
Time:
year 1986, 20th century, 80s
Place:
italy, naples italy, new york, napoli italy
Similarity:
45%
18K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic, disgusting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, brutality, godfather, federal bureau of investigation, organized crime, mobster, criminal heroes, cosa nostra, father son relationship, american mafia, mafia, family relations ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 2002 ...
Place:
columbus ohio, new york, usa
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, prohibition, brutality, gunfight, rise and fall, mafia, murder, police investigation, hitman, gang war, violence, bare breasts ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1975
Place:
chicago, usa, north america
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
On the 6th December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. It’s now early 1997 and whoever killed the three men have yet to be brought to justice. An associate of the men, still mourning the loss of his friends, is ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
criminal, criminal gang, gang leader, crime boss, drug, militant, street fighter, gang war, street gang, organized crime, bandit, fight ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One man's fight against organized crime proves to have devastating consequences for himself and his loved ones in this drama from Italy. As a young man, Placido Rizzotto (Marcello Mazzarella) saw his father imprisoned by police for a crime he ...
Style:
historical drama, atmospheric, political drama
Plot:
labor union, biopic, mafia, assassination, post war, social justice, organized crime, labor leader, political corruption, anti fascist, oppression, class conflict ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
sicily, southern italy, italy
Similarity:
43%
1.4M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, homoerotic, realistic, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, violence, mentor, mobster, drug traffic, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, psychopath ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 90s, year 1990, year 1980 ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, florida, italy, usa ...
Similarity:
43%
26K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Jack Nicholson's portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito). The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt all the way to a conclusion ...
Style:
tense, serious, neo noir, suspense, factual ...
Plot:
labor union, organized crime, mafia, politics, gangster, conspiracy, disappearance, union, working class, social activist, prison, profanity ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa, new york, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
43%
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201K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Style:
factual, suspense, brutal, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, violence, corruption, irish mob, organized crime, gangster, fbi, fbi agent, true crime, murder, illness, violent ...
Time:
year 2015, 70s, 80s, 2010s, year 2016 ...
Place:
boston, peru, usa, massachusetts, miami ...
Similarity:
42%
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:
42%
10K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
italian mafia, crime boss, mafia, mobster, gangster, gangsta, organized crime, crime family, biopic, american mafia, mob boss, mob hit ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Il Capo dei Capi (The Boss of the Bosses) is a six-part Italian miniseries which debuted on Canale 5 between October and November 2007. It tells the story of Salvatore Riina, alias Totò u Curtu, a mafioso boss from Corleone, Sicily. Riina is played ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, cosa nostra, criminal heroes, gangster, organized crime, sicilian mafia, italian mafia, bribery, notoriety, cat and mouse, corrupt politician, mobster ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
italy, sicily, palermo italy, southern italy
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, sincere, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
biopic, mobster, gangster, special agent, law enforcement, gang, fighting crime, obsessive quest, folk hero, rivalry, heroes, chase ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The story of Jack Durant, notorious restaurateur and ladies man whose connections to the mafia remain a mystery. Direced by Travis Mills.
Style:
tense, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
mafia, mob boss, pride and honor, mercilessness, friendship, chase, betrayal, crime family, society, gang war, violence, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The last few years in the life of Armida Miserere, female jail director who committed suicide
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, non-linear
Plot:
prison, prison life, fighting crime, government facility, price of justice, fish out of water, life is a bitch, society, feminism, government official, life sentence, prison guard ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, 2000s
Place:
italy, europe, palermo italy
Similarity:
37%
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