Movies like Boxcar Bertha
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Boxcar Bertha (1972)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on "Sister of the Road," the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman, 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson, a woman labor organizer in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30's meets up with rabble-rousing union man 'Big' Bill Shelly and they team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment.
Style:
grindhouse, lyrical, rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, serious, independent film, erotic ...
Plot:
lovers on the run, erotic scene, depression, storytelling, female nudity, justice, mafia, loneliness, visceral, train, on the road, chases and races, great depression, anarchist, on the run, nudity, railway, union, organized crime, character study, revenge, brutality, chase, drinking, hobo ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1972, 80s, 70s, 1920s, 30s
Place:
usa, arkansas, chicago, illinois, memphis
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and neo noir films with plots about death, murder, gun, violence, female nudity, gangster and brutality mostly in Drama, Crime and Romance genres. Some movies like Boxcar Bertha: Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), Thieves Like Us (1974), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), The Lady in Red (1979), The Honeymoon Killers (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
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tense, cult classic, visually stunning, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
police officer, fugitives, passion, prison, love triangle, chase, criminal heroes, escapades, on the road, storytelling, love, relationships ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, midwest, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes ...
Style:
neo noir, road movie, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
on the run, lovers on the run, criminal, great depression, murder, bank, robbery, young couple, prison, crime spree, thief, female nudity ...
Time:
1930s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
mississippi, usa, southern usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, atmospheric, melancholic, surreal ...
Plot:
femme fatale, female assassin, female killer, police corruption, sexy woman, love story, crooked cop, dark humor, woman on top, female nudity, sexual attraction, sexual content ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, phoenix arizona, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
1930's gangster era film about Dillinger and his last girl. Written by John Sayles.
Style:
grindhouse, sexual, cult classic, independent film, serious ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, nudity, murder, prostitution, violence, sex scene, loss of virginity, brothel, farm, on the run, dishonesty ...
Time:
1930s, year 1979, 70s
Place:
chicago
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man ...
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serial killer, murder, valentine's day, female serial killer, jealous woman, loneliness, doomed romance, killer couple, con artists, marriage, violent, wedding ...
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Place:
alabama, usa, new york, missouri, michigan ...
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100%
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
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28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Style:
road movie, surreal, art house, atmospheric, visual ...
Plot:
on the road, surrealism, lovers on the run, road trip, smuggling, on the run, vietnam war, couples, infidelity, lovers, couple relations, tragic love ...
Time:
20th century, near future, year 1965, 60s
Place:
france, mediterranean sea, paris france, europe, africa ...
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28%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker (Shelley Winters) grows into a violently powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons, and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman ...
Style:
psychotronic, grindhouse, bleak, neo noir, hood ...
Plot:
female gangster, gang, sexual abuse, rape, murder, shootout, bad mother, great depression, robbery, outdoor sex, mobster, crime spree ...
Time:
1930s, year 1929
Place:
america, arkansas
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running "the numbers". When, Madam Queen, the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem, is arrested. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson takes over the business and must ...
Style:
period piece, hood, stylized, neo noir, black and white ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, mafia, organized crime, african american, skinny dipping, black, gangsta, urban, black history, crime family, prison, violence ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
harlem, new york, israel, illinois, usa ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two cunning and manipulative drifters venture into Farifield County, Connecticut looking to seduce wealthy and lonely housewives.
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
infidelity, family relations, crumbling marriage, couple relations, breakup, fall in love, dysfunctional family, couples, single parent, criminal heroes, cons and scams, missing child ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, connecticut
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the Kid wannabe for an adventure in theft, murder and mayhem.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
orgasm, exploitation, nudity, murder, female nudity, killed during sex, fugitive, car, robbery, sheriff, on the run, on the road ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The streets of the Bronx are owned by 60’s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, hood, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, cheerleader, street gang, street gangster, american football, rock and roll, bullying, gang, high school, bare chested male, male pubic hair, male orgasm ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1963, 20th century, 60s, 80s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Style:
controversial, sexy, black comedy, brutal, sadistic ...
Plot:
dark humor, violence, serial killer, violent, psychopath, mass murder, murderous pair, insanity, satire, brutality, media, on the road ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
new mexico, london, tokyo, europe, east asia ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Style:
sexy, cult classic, dark comedy, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, cocaine, lovers on the run, gangster, mafia, gunfight, shootout, drug dealing, husband wife relationship, bodyguard, love, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle, michigan ...
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50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her, and when they discover he is telling the truth, their reactions ...
Style:
independent film, creepy, retro, cult classic, dark ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, murder, strong sexual content, teenager, drug abuse, violence, death, marijuana, drug, serial killer, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, california, usa, portland oregon
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
Style:
erotic, stylized, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, nudity, teenage boy, lake, mafia, waterfall, great depression, jewish mob, coming of age, lawyer, murder ...
Time:
1930s, year 1991, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city
Similarity:
25%
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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:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and ...
Style:
road movie, neo noir, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
north carolina, louisville kentucky, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The adventures and deceptions of a photographer who travels through the small villages of Sicily pretending that he is working for the big film studios in Rome.
Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
erotic scene, filmmaking, love and romance, hidden identity, self discovery, disorder, hopes, village life, cons and scams, village, small town, on the road ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
sicily, italy, europe, madrid, rome italy ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Candy and Ellie Jo are a pair of sexy bank robbers who blast their way into small-town banks with a carload of dynamite! When they take Slim hostage, it begins a thrill-packed crime spree across the state of Texas.
Style:
sex comedy, action thriller, psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
white trash, on the road, redneck, exploitation, satire, women's liberation, female nudity, sex, violence, male pubic hair, male nudity, nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworld. Charmed by Furnace's innocent and chivalrous ...
Style:
black comedy, neo noir, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, female criminal, passion, love, murder, dangerous attraction, male nudity, hospital, british, betrayal, drinking, gangster ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 70s
Place:
london, paris france, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
(William H. Macy) works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin), is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, neo noir, intense, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, card playing, fall in love, sex, gambler, bad luck, character study, public nudity, love and romance, down on your luck, female pubic hair ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A gloomy vision of the possibility of decent relations between whites and blacks anywhere, including the South. Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. ...
Style:
social, serious, realistic, gloomy, bleak ...
Plot:
racism, sexual assault, white male black female relationship, racial issues, interracial romance, racial tension, rape, blaxploitation, lawyer, sexual abuse, murder, adultery ...
Time:
60s
Place:
tennessee, southern usa, america, usa
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
Style:
tense, intense, disturbing, depressing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, cheerleader, gang, friendship, making love, visceral, adolescence, crime gone awry, mentor, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934. After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort ...
Style:
grindhouse, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, bank robbery, gunfight, mobster, robbery, shootout, great depression, gang, murder, prostitute, bank, team ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1933, year 1934
Place:
chicago, indiana, oklahoma city, usa, kansas ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) goes after the Mob, when they try to strong arm him to use their melon picking crew.
Style:
neo noir, talky, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, car chase, violent, vigilantism, vigilante, organized crime, violence, bullying, vengeance, arms dealer, assassin, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
colorado, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
24%
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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:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob, and in so doing is coerced by the Feds into traveling to Mexico to finish off surviving mobsters.
Style:
neo noir, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, gangster, vietnam war, organized crime, murder, black man white woman sex, male nudity, mobster, mafia, black hero, interracial sex, airport ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Style:
cult classic, brutal, independent film, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
hip hop, gang, ghetto, african american, poverty, coming of age, urban ghetto life, street gang, juvenile delinquency, rapper, gangster, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place:
los angeles, south central los angeles, california, america, usa ...
Similarity:
24%
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