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The Diggers (2019)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After a heist gone wrong Tom, a low rent criminal is forced by the local crime boss to kill his partner and best friend. Setting off into the Mojave desert under the guise of moving a body they buried two years ago, Tom delays the deed just long enough for a cadre of colorful characters to descend.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, tension, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, noir, neo noir, independent film ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, crime boss, criminal, heist, desert, friendship, bandit, murderer, gang, problem, gang member, criminal gang, money problems, gangster, isolation, criminal underworld, guilt, moral ambiguity, deception, morality, loyalty, regret, confrontation, violent ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, crime drama, tense and suspense films with plots about betrayal, moral ambiguity, criminal, organized crime, urban, revenge and criminal underworld mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Diggers: The Queen of Hollywood Blvd (2017), The Pye-Dog (2007), Furthest Witness (2017), Black Water Transit (2009), Goodbye, Mr. Cool (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On her 60th birthday, the proud owner of a Los Angeles strip club, finds herself in hot water over a twenty-five year old debt to the mob, leading her on a downward spiral of violence and revenge through the underbelly of Los Angeles.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, strip club, organized crime, female protagonist, crime boss, problem, gang, bandit, mafia, criminal gang, mafioso, mob hit ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Pye-Dog, produced by Teddy Robin and written and directed by Derek Kwok, contained all the necessary ingredients for a story of friendship and camaraderie between a man and a boy. Both orphans, they bond together through school, but a secret one ...
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crime drama, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
hitman, gang, janitor, triad, school teacher, friendship, criminal underworld, orphan, criminal gang, gang member, criminal, murderer ...
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82%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kyle Braddock has spent the last decade moving witnesses over the border to Mexico and has always avoided confrontation or suspicion until now. Not only has he been framed for kidnapping but there's a malevolent and unrelenting figure on his ...
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, witness, killer, car chase, gunfight, murderer, problem, in love, criminal, fall in love, runaway, pursuit ...
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79%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this action thriller set in post-Katrina New Orleans, business owner Jack Vermillion (Laurence Fishburne) is struggling to run a legitimate shipping company while bad guy Ernest Pike (Karl Urban) is struggling to get his family's illegal gun ...
Style:
tense, crime thriller, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
organized crime, lawyer, police officer, criminal, corruption, fighting crime, police detective, murder investigation, arms dealer, murder mystery, murder, police ...
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ekin Cheng stars in this gritty triad action drama as Dragon, a talented former hitman who has reformed and is now a waiter at a blue collar cafe. However, when his ex-girlfriend becomes the queen of the Underworld, she becomes determined to entice ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
triad, organized crime, criminal underworld, underworld, chinese mafia, changing lives, social problems, life is a bitch, criminal, bandit, street gang, ex convict ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two small time crooks steal a briefcase and are amazed to find it contains £2million. But when it seems that the money was going to be used to pay the ransom for a kidnapped boy they try to get the money back to the owner.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Plot:
ransom, kidnapping, gangster, criminal, conscience, moral dilemma, stolen money, problem, heist gone wrong, moral ambiguity, caper, desperation ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a crime scene clean up crew discovers a briefcase full of money, they must out smart a criminal kingpin and corrupt FBI agents who want it back.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
crime scene, organized crime, crime boss, hitman, mobster, gang, money falling through the air, criminal, cleaning lady, money problems, gangsta, stolen money ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
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Complex, urgent, and intensely engaging, Money and Violence is an immersive and revealing glimpse inside a brutal and little-understood subculture. Drugs, petty larceny, and casual violence.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, crime drama, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
violent, gang, criminal underworld, survival, street life, battles, problem, bandit, organized crime, criminal gang, fight, violence ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When a narco past his prime refuses to pay a debt to an upstart, only a secret stash of money can save his men. But guess what the gardener just found?
Style:
satirical, black comedy, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, drug, gang leader, crime boss, drug dealing, drug lord, criminal gang, gang, drug dealer, criminal, bandit ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man confesses his sins and unveils the ugly truth of his life; he is killing for the same mobster that killed his father. Will Vinny Dapello follow his father's footsteps in the organized crime family? Or sacrifice his soul to save his life?
Style:
psychological, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
mobster, mafia, confession, organized crime, bandit, gang, criminal, moral dilemma, criminal underworld, redemption, revenge, guilt ...
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
robbery, heist, organized crime, gangster, mafia, gang, outlaw gang, criminal, one last chance, burglar, problem, bandit ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Adapted from the manga Hell Dogs by Fukamachi Akio.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, serious, dark ...
Plot:
japanese mafia, gangster, ex cop, criminal underworld, police, gang, undercover cop, revenge, ex-cop, mafia, criminal gang, criminal ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A diamond heist goes wrong when one of the thieves gets shot during the escape after swallowing a priceless diamond. Deception, blackmail, and murder schemes overshadow the lives of the eight people left chasing the diamond.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, crime drama, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
diamond, heist, murder, thief, criminal, jewel robbery, heist gone wrong, partners in crime, diamond theft, problem, teamwork, escapades ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
50%
154
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Samao Daikoku’s (Shota Sometani) family register was taken which keeps him from escaping the underground life that he has led. To get away once and for all, Samao Daikoku breaks into Daikichi Ebisu's (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) coin locker to steal ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
yakuza, blackmail, blackmailer, criminal gang, bandit, gang, problem, underground, moral ambiguity, organized crime, violent, revenge ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Set in the Philippines, Takashi Miike’s “The Guys from Paradise” weaves together the stories of several real-life criminal cases. Young up-and-coming salary man Kohei Hayakawa is sent to Paradise prison on false drug charges, and assumes his ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, organized crime, corruption, jail, imprisoned, problem, lifestyle change, changing lives, criminal underworld, gangster, false accusation ...
Place:
japan, the philippines
Similarity:
49%
486
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Iran
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An Iranian expat living in London has a shady past and an enigmatic present.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
problem, troubled past, life, character study, moral ambiguity, iranian, identity crisis, loneliness, immigrant, alienation, redemption, urban ...
Place:
london, iran
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Two siblings, looking to escape their abusive mobster grandfather, join forces with a pair of hitmen with a knack for the theatrical in their search for a new life in this tale of crime, violence, and redemption.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
money, violence, hitman, criminal underworld, killing, money problems, murderer, criminal, murder, intrigue, abuse, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
To Topple An Empire is the story of Aidan Clarke (Sean Patrick Flaherty) as he is brought in front of crime boss, Vincent Donnelly (Art Lynch). Through a series of flashbacks, Aidan tells Vincent how he alone has taken out key members of his ...
Style:
tension, intense, suspense, dark, noir ...
Plot:
deception, lie, flashback, mafia, crime boss, organized crime, murder, violence, betrayal, underworld, moral ambiguity, manipulation ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After 3 years have passed since the end of the events of the first part, the four brothers are trying in various ways to preserve the covenant they made to themselves to stay away from a life of theft and crime, but one event in their lives changes ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
brothers, family problems, criminal, relationship problems, family life, brother brother relationship, crime boss, satire, marital problem, danger, underworld, organized crime ...
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
43%
459
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Brothers Jackie and Mickey along with a teen witness Clover find themselves on the run from the city’s most notorious crime boss.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, disturbing, semi serious ...
Plot:
crime boss, money, unlikely criminals, gambling debt, gambler, pursuit, escape, chase, organized crime, fugitive, criminal, brother brother relationship ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman gets caught in the middle.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
gangster, male nudity, criminal, brother, fishing, problem, financial problem, money problems, threat, organized crime, brothers, criminal syndicate ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A disgraced ex-cop, seeking revenge on his treacherous ex-partner, sticks his nose into a high-profile murder case. But in the process, he finds himself in conflict with much more powerful and dangerous forces.
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, detective, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, ex cop, powerful corporation, corruption, murder investigation, assassination plot, fighting crime, corporation, corporate conspiracy, crime investigation, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
Style:
tension, crime drama, suspense, noir, euro western ...
Plot:
heist, criminal, kidnapping, gang, escape, chase, hostage, pursuit, anti hero, fugitives, underworld, revenge ...
Time:
year 1972
Place:
montreal
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A female British agent Aureille is sent to Ireland to investigate the robbery of Bearer Bonds by Rory Baker. Betrayed and set up by a Priest, the agent goes Rogue in Malta, dodging the Baker's ruthless hit men and worse, her own boss Miranda.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female agent, agent, betrayal, espionage, spy thriller, investigation, heist, mafia, female detective, bandit, special agent ...
Place:
malta
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a job goes sideways, four thieves bounded by honour meet back at the place it all began, the local boozer. Drink, drugs, jokes, reminiscing about old times and even politics, you would think this was a standard night in any South London ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, tense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
thief, heist, gang of thieves, true crime, masked robber, burglar, armed robbery, bandit, criminal, criminal gang, gang, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a convicted drug smuggler leaves prison after 22 years for one youthful mistake, he just wants to start over and obey the law. But, unable to find work, he's forced to take a supposedly legitimate job with his old crime partners. And they ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, starting over, drug dealing, prisoner, prison sentence, ex convict, drug traffic, released from prison, rivalry, society, moral ambiguity, desperation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
36%
268
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The rise and fall of the Freeway Boyz, These group of young men sold millions of dollars of drugs in the streets of South Central Los Angeles, and inadvertently financed a CIA private war in Nicaragua.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
gang, cocaine, drug dealing, drug traffic, organized crime, criminal, fight, murder, murderer, drug, problem, criminal gang ...
Place:
south central los angeles
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Kannan is a gangster who rules the crime-infested town of Kotha. After getting humiliated by Kannan and his men, CI Shahul Haasan tactfully plots the return of former gangster named Kotha Rajendran alias "Raju", thus leading to a ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, crime boss, bandit, gang, criminal, fight, criminal gang, outlaw gang, street gang, gang member, battles ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
681
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
crime boss, criminal gang, organized crime, criminal, undercover, problem, working undercover, gang war, sting operation, bandit, police officer, outlaw gang ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
35%
379
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A group of professional con artists scam poor, unsuspecting citizens with fraudulent bank loans. The scams go well for a while, but then they begin to distrust each other.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Plot:
deception, con artists, heist, bank, scam, fraud, credit card fraud, criminal, gang, robbery, stolen money, burglar ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
33%
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