Movies like Blue Collar
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Blue Collar (1978)
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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:
clever, realistic, disturbing, neo noir, funny, light, thought provoking, enigmatic, bleak, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
union, working class, labor union, gangsters, heist, female nudity, blaxploitation, suspense, fighting the system, crime gone awry, criminal, factory worker, nude, catastrophe, business, drugs, twists and turns, revenge, lawyer, money, dark humor, music, loneliness, violence, caper ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
michigan, detroit, africa, usa
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Most similar movies to Blue Collar
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, talky and melancholic films with plots about mentor, murder, storytelling, dialogue, runaway, brutality and crime gone awry mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Blue Collar: Straight Time (1978), Clockers (1995), City of Industry (1997), Brubaker (1980), Hardcore (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, psychological, neo noir ...
Plot:
prison, warden, bank robbery, murder, friendship, dishonesty, going straight, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, ex convict, betrayal, jail ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, usa
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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:
thought provoking, realistic, reflective, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
gangsters, gang, organized crime, hip hop, violence, blaxploitation, murder, ghetto, investigation, african american, mentor, police ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, new jersey, california, africa ...
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47%
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, sexy, talky, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, betrayal, heist, murder, kidnapping, violence, money, death, twists and turns, criminal, nude ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, florida, usa, palm springs california
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
19K
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, harsh, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
prison, corruption, abuse of power, prison escape, fighting the system, prison warden, undercover, brutality, suspense, abuse, justice, liberal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
california, louisiana, new jersey, arkansas, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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12K
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, disturbing, sexy, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
porn industry, sex, private detective, perversion, sex worker, female nudity, father, sexuality, prostitution, murder, father daughter relationship, strip club ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, san francisco, usa, michigan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Films like Blood In, Blood Out
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, cynical, realistic, bleak, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, gangsters, organized crime, mafia, murder, african american, exploitation, violence, brutality, police investigation, police corruption, police ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, harlem, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
J.R. is a typical Italian-American on the streets of New York. When he gets involved with a local girl, he decides to get married and settle down, but when he learns that she was once raped, he cannot handle it. More explicitly linked with Catholic ...
Style:
talky, sexy, dramatic, intellectual, light ...
Plot:
male nudity, friendship, redemption, violence, catholicism, morality, mentor, revenge, relationships, justice, multiple storylines, secrets ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, europe, italy, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 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:
disturbing, neo noir, realistic, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
organized crime, rape, small town, gang, gangsters, father son relationship, revenge, violent, murder, psychopath, violence, serial killer ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
pennsylvania, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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112K
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, realistic, atmospheric, bleak, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, friendship, character study, gang, money, urban ghetto life, life philosophy, friends, street gang, exotic dancer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, bleak, sexy, controversial ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, gambling, drugs, rape, police corruption, corruption, addiction, drug addiction, gangsters, redemption, violent, character study ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Films like Taxi Driver
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
Style:
bleak, intense, neo noir, thought provoking, rough ...
Plot:
police corruption, brutality, police, police brutality, bigotry, dysfunctional family, scandal, dishonesty, drugs, law enforcement, sister sister relationship, suspense ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, neo noir, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, suspense, police investigation, heist, gunfight, gangsters, corruption, justice, law enforcement, criminal heroes, criminal, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, texas, arkansas, california, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute
Style:
neo noir, talky, suspenseful, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
murder, catholic priest, priest, politics, serial killer, redemption, political corruption, police corruption, desert, catholic, church, manipulation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story concerns the funeral of one of three brothers in a family of gangsters that lived in New York in 1930s. Details of the past of the brothers and their families are shown through a series of flashbacks.
Style:
neo noir, surprise ending, visually appealing, allegory, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, revenge, labor union, murder, vengeance, flashback, gangsters, great depression, greed, gratuitous violence, crime gone awry ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
new york, usa, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder, police investigation, death sentence, moral ambiguity, morality, manipulation, brutality, courtroom, true crime, law enforcer killer, haunted by the past ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Movies similar to Casino
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bobby O'Grady a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even ...
Style:
atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, betrayal, murder, vengeance, gang, police investigation, investigation, police corruption, witnessing a crime, criminal heroes, drug dealing, best friends ...
Time:
90s
Place:
boston, ireland, connecticut, massachusetts, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being ...
Style:
humorous, harsh, stylized, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, hip hop, heroin, drugs, drug abuse, murder, gangsters, brutality, culture clash, justice, crime gone awry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, detroit, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends. Instead of obtaining a small amount of money they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police ...
Style:
neo noir, cynical, suspenseful, clever, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, gangsters, mafia, chase, small town, organized crime, car chase, crime gone awry, desert, murder, airplane ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.
Style:
tense, neo noir, talky, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
robbery, suspense, police detective, hostage, femme fatale, police, manipulation, rivalry, confined, music festival, compassion, character study ...
Time:
1920s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, canada, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Style:
neo noir, clever, gloomy, unusual plot structure, mind blowing ...
Plot:
gambling, blackmail, redemption, prostitute, casino, hotel, motel, secret, father figure, dark past, kindness, mentor protege relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, california, nevada, usa, atlantic city new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The film follows the personal relationship between a father and his two sons, one of whom is a hit-man for the Russian mafia in Brooklyn.
Style:
dark, disturbing, bleak, gloomy, affectionate ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, russian mafia, winter, redemption, hitman, jewish, snow, assassin, killer, coming of age, immigrants ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, tokyo, california, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Style:
bleak, enigmatic, meditative, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, working class, small town, murder mystery, love triangle, investigation, loneliness, character study, factory, dull life, police detective, workplace romance ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
california, ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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:
tense, harsh, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
racism, police corruption, murder, police investigation, racial issues, gangsters, justice, brutality, crime gone awry, fbi, false accusation, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Gambling fever -- along with a brutal bookie -- leads three crooked cops into a double-dealing scheme that lands them in hot water way over their heads.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, bloody, absurd, bad ending ...
Plot:
gambling, addiction, redemption, betrayal, police corruption, crime gone awry, heist, nude, death of protagonist, police officer, gunfight, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, new jersey, usa, arizona, phoenix arizona
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37%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A chief of detectives, homicide section, commits a murder and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Style:
surreal, tense, bleak, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, politics, police investigation, police, satire, courtroom drama, extramarital affair, legal, law enforcement, life is a bitch, protagonist as suspect, legal investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Movies like Wall Street
21K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Style:
tense, political, realistic, thought provoking, talky ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, police, political corruption, murder, mafia, lawyer, mayor, suspense, society, uncover truth, gangsters ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, new orleans, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive ...
Style:
neo noir, sweet, humorous, clever, sexy ...
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, nude, sarcasm, violence, violent, runaway, robbery, relationships, redemption, suspense ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, tense, cynical, intense ...
Plot:
femme fatale, manipulation, betrayal, hidden money, twists and turns, gangsters, con trick, con artists, nude, suspense, swindle, couples ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, arizona, phoenix arizona
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37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
Style:
neo noir, tense, melancholic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heist, dysfunctional family, greed, twists and turns, family relations, family problems, nothing goes right, parents and children, murder, robbery, crime gone awry, merchant ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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, art house, atmospheric, cerebral, cynical ...
Plot:
gangsters, gambling, murder, nightclub, mafia, gambling debt, female nudity, hitman, strip club, crime gone awry, paranoid, dark humor ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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