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Plastic City (2008)
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Original name: 荡寇
Genre: Thriller
Country: Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Yuda, a Chinese immigrant, and his adopted son Kirin, who he saved being eaten by a tiger in the jungle, stand at the head of a massive pirated goods operation that brings in both money and influence. But their empire is crumbling, as corrupt politicians and rival gangs seek to end their power in the city. Yuda is soon got arrested and his dedicated son tries his best to save not just the family business, but his father's reputation.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
rivalry, gangster, gang, pirate, family business, downfall, parents and children, police corruption, dishonesty, immigrant, haunted by the past, jungle, search for father, mobster, street riots, life is a bitch, society, criminal heroes, mob, crimes, immigrants
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
brazil, sao paulo, brazil, latin america
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Most similar movies to Plastic City
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about rivalry, danger, dishonesty, criminal heroes, murder, gangster and deadly mostly in Thriller, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Plastic City: El Capo (2009), The Devil's Dominoes (2008), House Under Siege (2010), Telling Lies (2008), Legacy (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
543
Genre: Thriller
Country: Colombia
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Story:
El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.
Style:
brutal, realistic, stylized, serious, rough ...
Plot:
ambition, power struggle, drug traffic, drug dealing, organized crime, master criminal, drug lord, criminal heroes, political corruption, smuggling, notoriety, rise to the top ...
Place:
colombia
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, chicago
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, mind bending ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
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44%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Nigeria, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Taking refuge in a shabby Brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in Eastern Europe, Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) begins to disintegrate mentally as he broods over the legacy of his actions in this taut psychological ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
soldier, conspiracy, obsession, rivalry, haunted by the past, mission gone awry, breaking point, losing-it hero, dishonesty, isolation, military, locked in a room ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A heart-pounding suspense thriller, set on an isolated farm in England's beautiful, rugged Peak District.
Style:
serious, suspense, rough, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
farm, danger, haunted by the past, murder, parents and children, psychopath, violence, life is a bitch, love and romance, desire, family relations, confined ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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43%
473
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Abel is a boxer turned debt collector who is struggling to provide for his young son. When he falls in love with beautiful car thief Kay, the couple plan for a new crime-free beginning. To fund their new law-abiding life, however, they conspire for ...
Style:
tense, sincere, bleak, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, redemption, dishonesty, crime gone awry, danger, partner, hopes, love affair, parents and children, love and romance, going straight, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, europe, barcelona
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41%
93
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Holly is a struggling singer whose life is torn apart when she loses custody of her daughter, Chloe. When she travels to her soon to be ex-husbands estate in the country, for a weekend visit with Chloe, she is shocked to discover that he is missing. ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, false accusation, uncover truth, on the run, frame up, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, life turned upside down, murder, danger, woman with a gun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Powerfully redemptive and darkly comedic revenge thriller set in the vicious world of stand-up comedy, starring Stephen McCole and Malcolm Shields.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, manipulation, performer's life, life is a bitch, showbiz, artists and showbiz, kidnapping, rivalry, drug abuse, haunted by the past, dark humor, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug dealing, danger, rivalry, chases and races, strong violent content, drug cartel, race against time
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman. Presented with an opportunity to take revenge against his brother, our anti-hero must ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangster, betrayal, sibling rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, dishonesty, vengeance, violence, mafia, gang, violent content, rivalry, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Below the streets of New York is a dark and dangerous world hidden in the shadows of abandoned subway tunnels and miles of forgotten infrastructure. When a young documentary filmmaker goes into these tunnels to uncover the unseen stories of the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
amateur detective, uncover truth, doctors and patients, society, dishonesty, journalist, missing person, plastic surgery, danger, theft, kidnapping, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
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494
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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585
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On returning home to settle his late father's affairs, Joshua Pope (Busta Rhymes) finds a different town from the one he left. The once quiet and peaceful neighborhood is now at the mercy of a prejudice and corrupt police force. Joshua is ...
Style:
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Plot:
gang, fighting crime, gangster, city life, hip hop, rivalry, friendship, dishonesty, black, inheritance, revenge, police corruption ...
Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, bleak, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, psychopath, danger, gang, rivalry, daring rescue, parents and children, chases and races, serial killer, criminal heroes, murderous pair ...
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570
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
When Anna Carter is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she sees her final three months as an opportunity to enact some vigilante justice. Racing her deteriorating health and trying to stay one step ahead of the police, Carter furiously tracks down ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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30%
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
london, england
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690
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Depuis peu Eric Vincent, trentenaire sans histoire, a un fort sentiment de malaise. Est-ce la peur d'avoir un enfant ou celle de voir brutalement resurgir le fantôme d'un père qu'il n'a jamais connu ? Un matin, un inconnu ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot:
parents and children, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, estrangement, uncover truth, dishonesty, twists and turns, investigation, murder, dead father, prostitute, nudity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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29%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Greed, lust and anger collide and threaten to rip apart the lives of two disparate women on the run to seek refuge. Vidiyum Munn explores the darker side of life and the emotional imbalance it can create in the hearts of those who succumb to it.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
child in peril, on the run, hopes, life is a bitch, youth, prostitute, danger, redemption, gangster, chance, strong female presence, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Laughing (MICHAEL TSE) is formally a police undercover. However due to a drug trafficking case, Inspector Pan (FELIX WONG) is hot on his trails. Before Laughing becomes a police undercover, he works under triad leader Yi (ANTHONY WONG). Yi treats ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When two neighbours clash, their argument becomes less about proposed building alterations and more about the wider battle between class and social status. The hugely impressive building in question is the only example of a Le Corbusier residential ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Elizar Perla is a recently retired cat burglar who has succumbed to the temptation of one final score. The target is David Gray, famous for his collection of art and other rarities. Soon after the job, Elizar disappears, leaving his daughter Marty ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
heist, missing person, dishonesty, danger, escapades, rivalry, cat burglar, collector, betrayal, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
family in danger, rivalry, vengeance, homecoming, parents and children, gang, forced into action, small town, save the day, murder, violent content, cafe ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
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530
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
"Slip" is the story of Sarah, a young woman who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. Now grown, Sarah is haunted by her mother's memory, her restless soul, opening a gateway for the spirits of the recently departed. Sarah is ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
ghost, vengeance, danger, murder, supernatural, haunted by the past, a vision, death, investigation, childhood trauma, superpower, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
801
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Real estate tycoon Wong Ho-Chiu (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) suffers great pain when his daughter Daisy (Janice Man) is kidnapped and killed. Wong Ho-Chiu turns to his trusted bodyguard Chor (Richie Ren) to seek out the perpetrators and exact revenge. ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
kidnapping, vengeance, manhunt, life turned upside down, vigilantism, downfall, rivalry, drug abuse, life is a bitch, crime and punishment, violence spree, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
26%
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