Movies like Green Guys
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Green Guys (2011)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Four young con artists start a top-secret money laundering scheme - and are slowly torn apart by their own greed and corruption.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, gangster, ambition, rise and fall, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, disorder, scheme, graphic violence, profanity, unfulfillment, violent content, money, investments, young, crime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about gangster, dishonesty, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, disorder, profanity and rivalry mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Green Guys: Real Gangsters (2013), The Wild Card (2004), BlackMale (2000), For the Love of Money (2012), From the Inside (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Real Gangsters tells the story of the Lo Giacamo family, one of the most successful crime syndicates in New York City. Run by cousins Vincent Lo Giacamo and Jack Lo Giacamo, Real Gangsters shows how these two men maintain control of their dangerous ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, rise and fall, family business, family relations, unfulfillment, ambition, danger, organized crime, mafia, society, outlaw ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
las vegas, nevada
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Plot is actually pretty crafty and full of (surprisingly) unsuspecting twists. The special effects are actually quite realistic which is surprising for such a low budget movie. Bokeeem Woodbine plays his role with a serious emotion that only ...
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
heist, siblings relations, disorder, dishonesty, crime gone awry, cons and scams, blackmail, home invasion, lesbian, sex, voyeurism, female nudity ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
mafia, ambition, starting over, going straight, hopes, lifestyle, profanity, criminal heroes, heist, crime family, money, hustler ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles, israel
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Alone in their isolated home where no cars pass and no one lives nearby, Vincent and Tally suffer together in a loveless marriage. But what they don't know is that they are not as alone as they think -- a criminal and his psychotic brother are ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, cons and scams, danger, dishonesty, crime gone awry, murderous pair, rivalry, graphic violence, nudity, violent content, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A mobster moves to a new town as a protected witness and tries to start over, only to find he can't escape his old ways
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, going straight, hidden identity, criminal heroes, special agent, gangster, vengeance, crime gone awry, tough heroes, danger, criminal's revenge, hitman ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A tense and intricate web of deceit and betrayal entangles Archie, a wandering grifter who is hired by a traveling carnival owner to murder his beautiful wife.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, murder, betrayal, crime gone awry, frame up, gangster, criminal heroes, law enforcement, femme fatale, dishonesty, protagonist as suspect, cons and scams ...
Place:
usa, new orleans, alabama
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, gangster, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, down on your luck, murder, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, couple relations, killing an animal ...
Time:
year 1974, 21st century
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
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:
heist, gangster, money, rivalry, pimp, cons and scams, danger, mob boss, murder, escapades, outlaw, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An American ex-con with Mexican underworld ties ensnares a pair of young misfits into a dangerous heist in Mexico. Inspired by true events.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, chase, crime gone awry, cons and scams, buddies, danger, desert, dishonesty, ex convict, violent content, profanity, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new mexico, mexico, usa
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist, family relations, strong violent content, betrayal, crime gone awry, parents and children, disorder, violence, mafia, robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
65%
1K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A week in the life of Woody; a Soho pimp, as seen through the eyes of concealed documentary cameras: A week which spirals brutally out of control.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
pimp, found footage, gangster, danger, nothing goes right, disorder, fetish, sexuality, nudity, violent content, profanity, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain, london
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In The Burial Society, Sheldon Kasner, an unlikely criminal who works as a bank loan manager, infiltrates the mysterious world of the Chevrah Kadisha (the Jewish society that prepares bodies for burial according to ancient ritual) in order to steal ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, twisted, biting ...
Plot:
unlikely criminals, survival, disorder, cons and scams, dishonesty, crime gone awry, gangster, bank, down on your luck, secret society, faked death, embezzlement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
62%
2K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The plan was easy; the job was not. On a snowy night a tight crew of four criminals plan to pull off a routine heist. When things go horribly wrong, friendship, loyalty and trust are pushed to the limit.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, confined, crime gone awry, disorder, crime boss, dishonesty, criminal heroes, twists and turns, suspect, snow, organized crime, criminal ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
profanity, gang, chase, murder, dishonesty, heist, gangster, disorder, crime gone awry, on the run, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, south america, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, going straight, life is a bitch, drug dealing, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, addiction, law enforcement, gangster, drug abuse, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After picking up a beautiful young hitch-hiker, Michael Anderson finds himself living in his worst possible nightmare.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful, non-linear ...
Plot:
femme fatale, on the run, frame up, gangster, heroes, law enforcement, danger, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, cons and scams, chases and races, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Andy Griffith plays a philandering apartment house manager who picks up a pretty young girl (Suzanne Hildur) in a bar. He takes her home, whereupon the girl's male cronies show up armed with guns. Griffith and his wife (Ida Lupino) are held ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
hostage, gangster, disorder, confined, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, stalking, couple relations, dishonesty, crime gone awry, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
56%
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194
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wild ( Karol Bernacki ) after leaving prison becomes a goalkeeper in the nightclub. His girlfriend - Dagmara, one of the dancers working in it. Ambition tells him to seek a better life, and the young boy wants to break free from the social plight. ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
illegal drugs, drug, brutality, criminal heroes, rivalry, murder, gangster, intrigue, group of friends, forced prostitution, disorder, illegal prostitution ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, touching, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gangster, rivalry, hidden identity, dishonesty, social decay, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, master criminal, assassination attempt, betrayal, disorder ...
Place:
usa, chicago, arkansas
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang poised on the brink of a lucrative human-trafficking deal.
Style:
tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, gangster, dishonesty, rivalry, criminal heroes, criminal, organized crime, nudity, profanity, strong violent content, ambition, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, gang, rivalry, partner, gangster, dishonesty, betrayal, drug dealing, ambition, vengeance, criminal heroes, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Between 11:50 and 12:00 noon, a crime is commited. In the same ten minute period, we follow the lives of the ten people, all connected to this crime. As we see each person's point of view, we are propelled closer and closer to the truth of what ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, kinky sex, female assassin, vengeance, crime gone awry, couples, disorder, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, danger, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Johnnie Cooper served time for an armed robbery that also his father and brother participated in. When he's released from jail he's determined to live a normal life and gets work at a gas station. But soon his brother pays a visit.
Style:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
professional killer, hitman, parole officer, gas station, profanity, escape, family relations, disorder, prison, cons and scams, siblings relations, car chase ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Running Time was filmed in black and white, in real time, and seemingly takes place in one continuous, fluid shot. It's a little like Hitchcock's "Rope," but it's on location! Carl, an ex-con who sets out to rob the prison ...
Style:
black and white, neo noir, cult classic, hood, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gang, safecracker, cop, ghetto, gangster, politics, partner, buddies, criminal heroes, master criminal, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, uncover truth, betrayal, dishonesty, small town, twists and turns, police shootout, chases and races, memory loss, violent content, profanity, police officer killed ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Without the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of, Paul Dynan plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family – abduct the socialite children of three wealthy men and collect a ransom of $3-million dollars. Over the course ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, crime gone awry, confined, partner, breaking point, disorder, danger, unlikely criminals, blood, cell phone, forest, unemployed ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
260
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Daniel Jakor is one of the most prolific and successful artists the world has never heard of. Struggling to sell his own art, he soon finds his true genius lies not in the creation of his own work but in the forgery of the great masters that have ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
forgery, burglary, prodigy, dishonesty, missing person, disorder, gangster, chase, heist, art collector, amateur detective, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An unfortunate bank robber takes an escaped mental patient, wanted for murder, as hostage.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Plot:
mental illness, investigation, crime gone awry, disorder, dishonesty, law enforcement, confined, murder, heist, robbery, hostage, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
45%
293
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a group of friends decide to pull a bank heist to get out from underneath their money troubles. They quickly discover that things can unravel in a hurry! A compromised LAPD Detective (Corey Haim) on the take with a crime syndicate figure want ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, disorder, urban ghetto, law enforcement, police corruption, gangster, friendship, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
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