Movies like Best Men
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Best Men (1997)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Four tuxedo clad men showing up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after three years in prison and is going straight from the jail to marry his girlfriend. En route to the wedding, one of the men asks to stop by a bank to pick up some cash. As it turns out, he is a wanted bank robber who uses Shakespeare passages during his robberies and thus has become known as "Hamlet". Soon all five men are caught up in the bank and involved in the robbery as they end up in a hostage situation. The hostage negotiator shows up who turns out to be Hamlet's father.
Style:
sentimental, light, romantic, clever, sweet, melancholic, stylized, intense, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
wedding, heist, crime gone awry, bank robbery, friendship, tragedy, chase, catastrophe, gangsters, spy, swat team, twists and turns, revenge, natural disaster, relationships, women, bdsm, writers, betrayal, beautiful scenery, hospital, hip hop, justice, lone hero, fantasy world ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey
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Most similar movies to Best Men
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, melancholic and clever films with plots about dialogue, storytelling, mentor, catastrophe, life philosophy, fight scenes and destiny mostly in Comedy, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Best Men: Mo' Money (1992), High Heels and Low Lifes (2001), The Real McCoy (1993), Money Train (1995), Faithful (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of ...
Style:
humorous, light, intense, semi serious, clever ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
credit card, cons and scams, twists and turns, love and romance, dishonesty, criminal heroes, reluctant partners, investigation, gangsters, chase, african american, hip hop ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago illinois
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
Style:
humorous, stylized, funny, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
farce, heist, blackmail, mind game, friends, disorder, rivalry, partners, cons and scams, robbery, bank robbery, heist gone wrong ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, los angeles, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately between a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, sexy, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
betrayal, chase, bank robbery, hostage, heist, dishonesty, destiny, runaway, kidnapping, culture clash, robbery, redemption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, new jersey, atlanta georgia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, intense, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, train robbery, heist, buddy cop, new year's eve, perfect crime, happy ending, suspense, siblings relations, sibling relationship, criminal heroes, buddies ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.
Style:
talky, melancholic, semi serious, clever, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
loneliness, female protagonist, runaway, woman in danger, greed, crumbling marriage, family problems, self discovery, dishonesty, marriage, adultery, depression ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Money Talks is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Brett Ratner. Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, murder, frame up, media, mexican standoff, journalism, partners, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, buddies, gangsters, buddy ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie and they want her back.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, bad ending, intense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, children, family relations, wanted, custody, parents and children, haunted by the past, rivalry, fugitives, criminal heroes, obsession, suspense ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddies, friendship, gangsters, betrayal, justice, police, adaptation, unlikely friendships, drug lord, buddy cop, criminal heroes, working undercover ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, heist, robbery, twists and turns, cons and scams, casino, kidnapping, chase, disguise, court, crime gone awry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, idaho, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's ...
Style:
humorous, sexy, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, murder, thief, nothing goes right, protagonist as suspect, partners, odd couple, disorder, who done it, false accusation, heist, police investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' begin turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike ...
Style:
sexy, feel good, campy, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police investigation, gangsters, gang, drug abuse, undercover cop, gunfight, drugs, violence, multiple storylines, weed, women, mentor ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Style:
sexy, humorous, suspenseful, intense, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
airport, chase, cuckold, gangsters, adultery, hunting, nude, assassin, on the run, infidelity, mentor, destiny ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, las vegas, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A rich brat (Alicia Silverstone) fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
Style:
humorous, feel good, melancholic, sweet, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
romancing a criminal, kidnapping, suspense, crime gone awry, teenager, dishonesty, nothing goes right, comedy of errors, fall in love, missing person, opposites attract, unlikely couple ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, washington state, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) comes to visit his sister and finds that the town is being overrun with members of the Arian brotherhood. These Arian brothers certainly weren't expecting a Taekwondo expert to show up. Tommy and his sister's ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, unusual plot structure, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gang, small town, heroes, fight, gunfight, kung fu, violence, gangsters, terrorism, stereotypes, revenge ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two escaped cons only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
Style:
humorous, feel good, clever, light, exciting ...
Plot:
prison, mistaken identity, small town, religion, fake priest, priest, monk, fish out of water, buddies, on the run, clergy, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the ways of the American underworld, it is not long before they have the mafia, the FBI and a couple of ...
Style:
humorous, funny, witty, stylized, semi serious ...
Plot:
gangsters, heist, crime gone awry, organized crime, mafia, french, fbi, brutality, corrupt cop, comedy of errors, gang, partners ...
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, france, europe, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her ...
Style:
light, humorous, sentimental, feel good, sexy ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
chase, bank robbery, hostage, on the run, runaway, ex convict, police, heist, odd couple, running from police, prison, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style:
exciting, intense, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
chase, hostage, car chase, revenge, swat team, violence, negotiation, sniper, hostage negotiator, police officer, murder, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, tahiti, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course, in which they learn to deal with guns and to recognise crimes. They also get a physical training. It appears that Ellie is a real ...
Style:
humorous, intense, melancholic, semi serious, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
fbi, law enforcement, odd couple, police detective, partners, partners against crime, friendship, women, police investigation, female protagonist, strong female character, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an ...
Style:
intense, light, realistic, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gangsters, money, chase, runaway, corruption, stolen money, disorder, friends, dishonesty, nothing goes right, heist, gang ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new jersey, california, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, absurd, light, witty ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, friendship, disorder, friends, cons and scams, buddies, partners, runaway, dishonesty, love and romance, robbery ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. ...
Style:
light, witty, romantic, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
farce, obsession, life philosophy, battle of the sexes, womanizer, unlikely friendships, dating, love and romance, wooing, dangerous attraction, couples, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream leaves behind his girlfriend Robin and heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend Lance's wedding. Once there, he reunites with the rest of his college circle.
Style:
romantic, humorous, clever, feel good, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
wedding, african american, black romance, corruption, gangsters, friendship, infidelity, fight scenes, football, dysfunctional family, fantasy world, destiny ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, new jersey, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A fearless cop is taking on a ruthless crimelord. He knew the risks. He just didn't know how far he would have to go.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, suspenseful, rough, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangsters, gang, adaptation, friendship, undercover, twists and turns, mentor, transformation, brutality, betrayal, police detective, chase ...
Time:
90s, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When childhood friends Al, Dennis and Eliot get together for Ray's wedding, which may or may not happen, they end up on a roller-coaster ride through reality. During one tumultuous, crazy weekend, they face adulthood and each other with new ...
Style:
sentimental, intellectual, melancholic, surreal, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
friendship, paranoia, dreams, gangsters, existentialism, fantasy world, homosexuality, justice, life philosophy, lone hero, first contact, culture clash ...
Time:
70s, 90s
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Four women who discover untapped strength within themselves when they finally let go of what divides them
Style:
touching, sentimental, sexy, clever, visually appealing ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
women, friendship, bittersweet, widow, grief, death of husband, brutality, runaway, revenge, unlikely friendships, vengeance, relationships ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes to become ...
Style:
humorous, intense, exciting, semi serious, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, lottery, murderous pair, juvenile delinquent, disorder, buddies, rivalry, undercover, track down, gangsters, caper, buddy cop ...
Time:
future
Place:
florida, miami, usa
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21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, witty, entertaining, colourful ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, heist, love triangle, partners, rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, buddies, revenge, robbery, social satire ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Henry Manning (Paul Newman) has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann ...
Style:
humorous, clever, light, semi serious, sexy ...
Plot:
robbery, bank robbery, chase, retirement home, aging, elderly, cons and scams, dishonesty, golden years, couple relations, criminal heroes, couples ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do have going for them are a cop and his partner, who are dumber than they are! By the time the gang ...
Style:
parody, humorous, melancholic, neo noir, bad ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangsters, small town, crime gone awry, law enforcement, gang, chase, bank robbery, justice, greed, stupidity, weapons ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, las vegas, montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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