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 6.7
 12K
Sınav (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, educational, realistic
Plot: cons and scams, youth, school, exam, save the day, turk, studying, social misfits, high school life, criminal heroes, mathematics
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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The Lookalike (2014)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she dies unexpectedly.
Style: suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspense
Plot: drug lord, fall in love, cons and scams, false identity, love and romance, mute or deaf, dishonesty, physical appearance, basketball, lookalikes, death, love
Time: 21st century
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Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A comedy about a hitman who sees everything in terms of the movies and how mistaken identity is getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds that was stolen and subsequently hidden more than 20 years earlier.
Style: entertaining, clever, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot: mistaken identity, heist, partner, cons and scams, criminal heroes, goofy hero, disorder, hidden identity, dishonesty, diamond, hitman, moral dilemma ...
Time: year 2001
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 3.3
 407
Greed (2006)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Raven (Darlena Tejeiro) and Ashley (Andrea Bogart), two young women returning from a rock-climbing expedition, find themselves harassed by a group of bikers at a dusty bar in the desert. With surprise and guile on their side, the girls escape by ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, scary ...
Plot: woman in danger, on the run, obsessive quest, gang, serial killer, rivalry, chases and races, danger, cons and scams, stolen money, desert, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe, california, usa, london
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 6.3
 992
Yonkers Joe (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
Style: touching, realistic, serious, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot: casino, gambling, redemption, cons and scams, family relations, mentally challenged, hopes, one last chance, heist, parents and children, father, son ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, las vegas, nevada
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 5.7
 140K
Identity Thief (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
Style: road movie, funny, hilarious, absurd, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: road trip, identity, stupidity, stolen identity, nothing goes right, escapades, women's prison, foul language, bounty hunter, cons and scams, female criminal, male female friendship ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: florida, usa, colorado, miami, missouri ...
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Lights in the Dusk (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Koistenin is a sad sack, a man without affect or friends. He's a night-watchman in Helsinki with ideas of starting his own business, but nothing to go with those intentions. He sometimes talks a bit with a woman who runs a snack trailer near ...
Style: bleak, melancholic, sincere, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: existentialism, betrayal, down on your luck, loneliness, femme fatale, night watchman, cons and scams, misfit, gem, regret, homeless, loser ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: finland, europe
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty ...
Style: humorous, feel good, satirical, hilarious, light ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing
Plot: oil, culture clash, fish out of water, social differences, cons and scams, hillbilly, odd couple, goofy hero, redneck, childhood, father daughter relationship, bowling ...
Time: 20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place: beverly hills, arkansas, california, usa
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Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Danny Masterson (TV's 'That '70s Show') leads a hilarious ensemble cast in a tale about two hapless stoners who get involved in a scheme to rip off a shady character named Mr. Big after the duo sours on rehab.
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny, realistic
Plot: stoner, weed, unlikely criminals, nothing goes right, cons and scams, crime gone awry, redemption, misfit, drug abuse, drug rehab, marijuana, stoned ...
Time: y2k
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 5.7
 254
Mystics (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy
Plot: elderly, cons and scams, partner, buddies, nothing goes right, dark humor, seance, scam, senior citizen, gangster, con artists, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, europe
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 6.3
 16K
Greedy (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, surprise ending, feel good ...
Plot: wealth, greed, millionaire, uncle nephew relationship, bowling, eccentric family, family relations, last will and testament, family gatherings, vandalism, grandfather, parents and children ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: washington d.c.
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 6.7
 32K
Big Nothing (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Style: dark comedy, absurd, black comedy, talky, humorous ...
Plot: unemployment, priest, betrayal, caper, blackmail, twists and turns, greed, call center, cons and scams, dark humor, dishonesty, disorder ...
Time: year 2006
Place: usa, wyoming, oregon
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Chor Machaaye Shor (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Fortunately, before his arrest Shyam manages to hide the diamonds at a nearby construction site, intending to return for it as soon as he gets out of prison. Two years pass and Shyam's release date arrives. Returning to his ill-gotten gains, he ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: police station, impersonating a police officer, double life, secret, false identity, criminal, cons and scams, hidden identity, buddies, nothing goes right, rivalry, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, india
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 8.1
 311
Lucky (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX Networks in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by ...
Style: semi serious, cynical, humorous, realistic, witty
Plot: addiction, cons and scams, ambition, gambling, rivalry, mind game, buddies, dishonesty, best friend, card playing, dark humor, gambling addiction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas
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Seven Times Lucky (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.
Style: witty, suspenseful, serious, realistic, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bookies, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, mind game, gangster, heist, gambling, femme fatale, betrayal, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Place: winnipeg, canada
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Thick as Thieves (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Style: exciting, tricky, clever, absurd, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, con men, betrayal, police investigation, chase, creativity, one last job, organized crime, cons and scams, master criminal, gangster, government agency ...
Time: year 2009
Place: new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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 6.6
 7K
Bluffmaster! (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Roy is a professional conman, who has raised his work to the level of an art. The only true thing he has is his love for Simmi someone who is so rooted, honest and sincere, that he can't bring himself to tell her the reality of who he is. But ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot: one last job, cons and scams, couple relations, buddies, teaching the ways of the world, apprentice, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dumped by girlfriend, terminal illness, hustler, vengeance, partner ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: asia, india, mumbai india
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 6.3
 2K
Rare Birds (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
Style: stylized, semi serious, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Plot: couples, comedy of errors, cons and scams, dishonesty, life is a bitch, couple relations, social relations, husband wife relationship, addiction, drug deal, friendship, wine ...
Place: newfoundland
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 1K
Irish Jam (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Upon discovering that their town is up for sale, crafty Irish villagers scheme to raise the money to prevent the buy-out. They hold a poetry contest with a tempting grand prize -- the deed to their local pub. But what could happen when a duplicitous ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, feel good, light, black comedy ...
Plot: friendship, culture clash, cons and scams, contests and competitions, rise to the top, on the run, disorder, village, love triangle, dishonesty, fall in love, ambition ...
Place: ireland, europe, usa, los angeles
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 6.2
 18K
Casino Jack (2010)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Style: political, factual, satirical, visually appealing, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: native american, politics, manipulation, gambling, conspiracy, profanity, cons and scams, corruption, ambition, lifestyle, dishonesty, investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Strange Bedfellows (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two 'very straight' old timers have to learn how to pass as a loving gay couple after falsely claiming same-sex status to take advantage of newly legislated tax laws.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema
Plot: gay, friendship, pretending to be gay, taxes, cons and scams, comedy of errors, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, widower, lgbt, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, sydney australia
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Too Beautiful to Lie (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A professional lady con makes herself the pharmacist's fiancée overnight, and faces a disastrous blemish in her impeccable con-woman career.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, romantic comedy, romantic ...
Plot: wedding, cons and scams, couples, dishonesty, love and romance, lie, asian, love story, happy ending, grandmother, father son relationship, pharmacist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
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 6.7
 28K
Heartbreaker (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Monaco, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.
Style: feel good, romantic, sentimental, sexy, heartbreaking ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: love, fall in love, love story, wooing, womanizer, couples, farce, stereotypes, cons and scams, love and romance, wedding preparations and rituals, hotshot ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, monte carlo, french riviera, monaco, morocco
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 6.3
 34K
Flypaper (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Style: exciting, not serious, humorous, twisted, mind bending ...
Plot: bank robbery, gang, disorder, cons and scams, dishonesty, crime gone awry, love and romance, gang war, heist, bank robber, robbery, caper ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.4
 3K
Madoff (2016)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
TV show
Story: The rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, who's Ponzi scheme bilked $65 billion from unsuspecting victims.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: finance, fraud, con artists, cons and scams, criminal, economics, business, business tycoon, money, historical character, historical figure, hustler ...
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 3.2
 364
Deep Gold 3D (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: Philippines
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Amy Sanchez (Bebe Pham) is a champion free diver who breaks a crucial free diving record. Her boyfriend, Tony dela Cruz (Jack Prinya), an Air Force Pilot, mysteriously disappears along with his plane that carries gold worth millions of dollars that ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: conspiracy, air force, government, gold, tropical island, escapades, cons and scams, family relations, chase, chases and races, dishonesty, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: the philippines, asia
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Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Film that mixes live action and animation, from Hui Buh, a character created in 1969 by Eberhard Alexander-Burgh author and star of a radio series and book series popular in the 70s. Hui Buh takes over 500 years in the castle of Burgeck as ...
Style: humorous, feel good, exciting, semi serious, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: ghost, supernatural, cons and scams, dishonesty, down on your luck, nothing goes right, reluctant partners, unlikely partners, disorder, goofy hero, monkey, bully ...
Time: year 2006, middle ages
Place: germany, europe
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Cooking with Stella (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, India
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A woman cooks for clients and tries to keep her thefts of food and money from being discovered.
Style: realistic, clever, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Plot: cooking, food, dishonesty, power relations, cons and scams, couple relations, unlikely criminals, master and servant, society, cooking and food, family relations, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, new delhi, india
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 6.2
 3K
Finder's Fee (2001)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After finding a wallet in the street tepper calls the owner in order to return it. After making the call he discovers that the lottery ticket inside is a $6 million winner. To add to things his friends are on their way over for their weekly poker ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot: gambling, poker, lottery, dishonesty, cons and scams, casino, twists and turns, con artists, african american, gambler, wedding ring, cheating ...
Time: 20th century
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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 8.0
 86K
The Hustler (1961)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Style: black and white, atmospheric, suspense, psychological, cynical ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: billiards, gambling, hustler, suicide, success, ambition, lifestyle, rivalry, championship, cons and scams, obsession, idealism ...
Time: 20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place: usa, california, louisville kentucky, san francisco, kentucky
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