Movies like Blue Collar
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Blue Collar (1978)
12K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Style:
neo noir, clever, realistic, disturbing, funny, light, retro, entertaining, cynical, colorful ...
Plot:
union, working class, robbery, labor union, money, female nudity, caper, drinking, blaxploitation, fighting the system, crime gone awry, criminal, factory worker, worker, cocaine, espionage, philosophy, profanity, communism, nude girl, sadism, labor, big business, big city, african ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa, africa
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Most similar movies to Blue Collar
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about murder, female nudity, violence, gangster, vengeance, dishonesty and crime gone awry mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Blue Collar: Straight Time (1978), Brubaker (1980), The Third Generation (1979), The Mack (1973), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
prison, parole officer, robbery, bank robbery, murder, friendship, going straight, dishonesty, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, female nudity, bank ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, usa
Similarity:
100%
21K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Style:
realistic, factual, suspense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
prison, corruption, prison warden, abuse of power, undercover, prison escape, fighting the system, justice, abuse, liberal, murder, politics ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 60s
Place:
arkansas, louisiana, columbus ohio, southern usa, california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A mogul merrily funds terrorists to boost his computer sales, by panicking West German government and industry c. 1980, as the third generation of Western European left-wing activists forms, after crippling of the violent Red Army Faction. Released ...
Style:
political, black comedy, cult classic, postmodern, art house ...
Plot:
transvestism, businessman, junkie, terrorism, politics, satire, raf, gender bending, anarchist, female nudity, elimination, kidnapped man ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, europe, west germany, germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
Style:
grindhouse, hood, independent film, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, urban, african american, black, exploitation, ghetto, pimp, corrupt cop, street life, corruption, revenge, prison ...
Time:
70s
Place:
oakland california, bay area, usa, california
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank ...
Style:
neo noir, retro, cynical, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
bartender, gangster, betrayal, contract killer, masked robber, criminal, heist, robbery, hustler, mafia, bank robbery, traitor ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new england, usa
Similarity:
29%
17K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles.
Style:
neo noir, erotic, disturbing, harsh, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private detective, sex, porn industry, hairy pussy, making love, father, female nudity, sex worker, group sex, strip club, perversion, violent ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, usa, san francisco ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the ...
Style:
serious, cynical, suspenseful, realistic, political thriller ...
Plot:
rise to the top, society, politics, betrayal, rise and fall, campaign, state affairs, life is a bitch, political corruption, student life, assassination, gangster ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of how the FBI brought down one of Detroit's most notorious mobsters.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fighting crime, investigation, criminal, law enforcement, gangster, undercover, profanity, fbi, mobster, violent content, special agent, working undercover ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa
Similarity:
28%
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25K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer. Det. Rocco Klein ...
Style:
hood, grim, neo noir, realistic, controversial ...
Plot:
ghetto, hip hop, urban, organized crime, drug, violence, blaxploitation, black, gangster, murder, gang, profanity ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, new jersey, california ...
Similarity:
28%
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:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, perverse, hood, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, betrayal, revenge, gangster, gang, robbery, murder, kidnapping, existentialism, money, chase, violence ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, florida, palm springs california
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.
Style:
action thriller, neo noir, independent film, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, urban, exploitation, black cop, teenager, female boss, black, cop, murder, police, hitman, prostitution ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
michigan, detroit, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Based upon the true story of Bruce Johnston Sr., his son, and his brothers; together, they constituted one of suburban Philadelphia's most notorious crime families during the 1970's. Their criminal activities ranged from burglary, theft... ...
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, harsh, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
rape, organized crime, small town, father son relationship, sociopath, violence, psychopath, revenge, violent, sexualized violence, gang, murder ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978, 80s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, california
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A drug dealer with upscale clientele is having moral problems going about his daily deliveries. A reformed addict, he has never gotten over the wife that left him, and the couple that use him for deliveries worry about his mental well-being and his ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, psychological, serious, neo noir ...
Plot:
insomnia, drug dealing, addiction, drug abuse, drug, male nudity, drug dealer, obsession, going straight, hopes, life is a bitch, junkie ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
Style:
psychological, tense, rough, captivating, neo noir ...
Plot:
working class, urban ghetto life, investigation, uncover truth, life turned upside down, life is a bitch, down on your luck, society, death, suspicion, outdoor sex, neighborhood ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. ...
Style:
neo noir, grindhouse, grim, cynical, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, urban, mobster, gangster, exploitation, black, cop, car chase, big city, nypd, tough guy, police officer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, harlem, usa, north america, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy ...
Style:
tense, neo noir, realistic, bleak, political ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
police, corruption, drug addiction, drug, lawyer, addiction, police corruption, whistleblower, police investigation, betrayal, redemption, fighting the system ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
new york, america, usa, washington d.c., virginia ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a robbery goes awry, the bandits all end up in a puddle of blood and only one lives and goes to jail for five years. Upon his release, the girlfriend wants her new boyfriend to kill him. Only trouble is the boyfriend knows that the fault was ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, friendship, haunted by the past, murder, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, life is a bitch, drug dealing, dishonesty, gang, heist, infidelity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, tricky, cynical ...
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, twists and turns, manipulation, small town, betrayal, murder, cons and scams, nothing goes right, dishonesty, disorder, couples ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
usa, nevada, portland oregon
Similarity:
26%
613K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style:
realistic, clever, rough, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, betrayal, money, gambling, greed, criminal heroes, mobster, cosa nostra ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s, 80s, year 1973 ...
Place:
las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film Get Carter. From Watts to the West Side, from porno parlors to a high-rise, from motel dives to a ...
Style:
psychotronic, neo noir, grindhouse, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
blaxploitation, lawyer, black, exploitation, revenge, martial arts, tough heroes, hitman, vengeance, criminal's revenge, lone wolves, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1972, 20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Keitel plays the lead in this schizophrenic movie in which he is continually pulled by the two conflicting sides of his personality, on the one hand that of a quiet piano virtuoso and on the other a ruthless debt collector for his mobster father. ...
Style:
neo noir, grim, cult classic, independent film, tense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
piano, mafia, american mafia, caper, crime family, character study, gangster, schizophrenia, violent content, profanity, family relations, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
26%
174K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Style:
political, talky, intense, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wall street, stock market, stock broker, stock exchange, business, businessman, capitalism, yuppie, entrepreneur, greed, top executive, workplace ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, california, canada
Similarity:
50%
127K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, neo noir, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, friendship, gangster, epilepsy, urban ghetto life, money, strip club, street gang, stripper, character study, life philosophy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, north america, new jersey
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
profanity, vengeance, danger, rivalry, law enforcement, murder, unlikely couple, brainwashing, religious fanaticism, violent content, romancing a criminal, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
26%
244
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tony Smalls is a burned out lawyer looking for a new direction in life. He's forced to put his plans on hold when his sister Nia asks him to defend her fiance', a gang kingpin who is under arrest for a triple murder that he says he ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, hood, captivating ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, fighting the system, gang, society, legal, dishonesty, courtroom, homeless, thug life, poverty, african american, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the ...
Style:
harsh, serious, realistic, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
racism, police corruption, murder, police investigation, racial issues, gangster, hip hop, brutality, justice, fbi, crime gone awry, false accusation ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A sheriff struggles to hide his violent murderous acts.
Style:
neo noir, tense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, psychopath, small town, violent content, danger, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, law enforcement, social relations, small town life, profanity ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century
Place:
montana, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A group of 20-something blue-collar workers in Pittsburgh cook up a scheme to make extra money that involves prostitution. Their business takes off, then gets way out of hand.
Style:
serious, rough, suspense, bleak, realistic
Plot:
prostitute, friendship, working class, illegal prostitution, rise and fall, society, woman urinating, danger, coming of age, escapades, life is a bitch, woman peeing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
Style:
neo noir, cerebral, art house, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
nightclub, gambling, murder, female nudity, mafia, strip club, gambling debt, great ending, hitman, gangster, mobster, crime gone awry ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, texas
Similarity:
25%
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