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Plot Summary:
He's a low level criminal with no future and just out of prison. She's a low level lawyer never noticed by others, a lost soul without a life. Their anger and hostility makes them serious criminals. Love happens in the strangest of places.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, suspense, entertaining, action comedy, absurd, double entendre
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The Hit Producer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Katelin Ballantine, a struggling movie producer in search of an investor, reluctantly follows the promise of money into Dublin's drug underworld where she witnesses a botched murder attempt. Forced to finish the job, she is blackmailed into killing for Edmund Murren, a small time, ruthless drug supplier hell bent on becoming top dog. Two years later, Katelin has put a who's who list of drug bosses six feet under and uses her producer role to maintain a low profile. But, when a seemingly simple job unexpectedly spirals out of control, and her identity becomes known to Murren's remaining ambitious and vengeful rivals, she is cut loose. Now the target, and with family in the line of fire, Katelin must adapt to survive the onslaught of the drug underworld as the thin veil masking her double life slips away.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, contemplative, independent film
Similar in 78%
Bravo, Virtuoso! (2016)
Plot Summary:
Alik, 25, has been raised by his grandfather, conductor of a renowned classical orchestra in post-Soviet Armenia where cultural institutions are failing and oligarchs allied with the mafia hold power. Alik, a clarinetist, is the virtuoso in this orchestra whose existence is seriously threatened when its key sponsor is murdered. One night, Alik comes into possession of a hired killer's mysterious telephone, which is used only to commission hits. Manipulated by a crook's daughter with whom he falls hopelessly in love and wishing to save the orchestra at all costs, Alik decides to take on the identity of the killer known as "The Virtuoso" and attempt to carry out his contracts. But Alik is a virtuoso musician, not a killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Armenia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspense, suspenseful, crying
Similar in 82%
The Contract (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two worlds collide when a wealthy hedge fund trader returns home to find squatters have occupied his country house.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: absurd, surprise ending, psychotronic, exciting, suspense, neo noir, splatter, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Free Fire (2016)
Plot Summary:
A crime drama set in 1970s Boston, about a gun sale which goes wrong.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, suspense, black comedy, tense, stylized, absurd, independent film, funny, neo noir, minimal cast
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He Who Dares: Downing Street Siege (2014)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to Paul Tanter's "He Who Dares" will continue to follow the Special Air Service (SAS) anti–hijacking counter–terrorism team. In the thriller, Christopher Lowe finds himself summoned to 10 Downing Street to be dishonorably discharged from the SAS for disobeying a direct order, despite the fact that he saved the Prime Minister’s only daughter.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 817
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, contemplative, independent film, black comedy, freeze frame
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The Hot Rock (1972)
Plot Summary:
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspense, talky, semi serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful, neo noir, grim, fast
Similar in 86%
Bait (2000)
Plot Summary:
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: humorous, intense, exciting, semi serious, action packed, action comedy, action thriller, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
Plot Summary:
Five Eyes, the international intelligence agency, recruits MI6 agent Orson Fortune to prevent the sale of a deadly new weapons technology that threatens to disrupt the world order.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, China, Indonesia, Turkey
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: entertaining, captivating, satirical, exciting, humorous, action comedy, action thriller, surprise ending, suspense, independent film
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Guns Akimbo (2019)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. Miles must fight heavily armed Nix and also save his kidnapped ex-girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, New Zealand, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, funny, bloody, action comedy, dark comedy, psychological, retro, entertaining
Similar in 84%
Cleanskin (2012)
Plot Summary:
While working undercover as a bodyguard to arms dealer Harry, former-soldier-turned-secret-service-agent Ewan survives a bloody shootout with a member of an Islamic terrorist cell who steals Harry's briefcase full of Semtex explosives and escapes. Ewan's spymasters task Ewan with hunting down the cell members and retrieving the briefcase.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, political thriller, crime thriller, twisted, captivating, realistic
Similar in 79%
B. Monkey (1998)
Plot Summary:
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 ways, Beatrice resolves to reform. But to cash in on her first chance at real love, she must escape her former partner in crime, the ruthless Paul Neville -- and a dark past that seems to haunt her every step.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, black comedy, cult classic, serious, realistic, surprise ending, independent film, dark comedy, erotic, romantic
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Blue Streak (1999)
Plot Summary:
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as a LAPD detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, exciting, detective, humorous, action comedy, entertaining, feel good, hilarious, parody, light
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Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Plot Summary:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal, black comedy, funny, witty, clever, cult classic
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The Hard Word (2002)
Plot Summary:
Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, stylized, tense, suspenseful, cynical, cult classic, clever, exciting, serious, realistic
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Man on a Ledge (2012)
Plot Summary:
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 157000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, tense, tricky, clever, entertaining, psychological
Similar in 90%
Gen-X Cops (1999)
Plot Summary:
Four young officers of the Hong Kong Police are joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law… Their first assignment is to eliminate a gang of criminals who have stolen a shipload of explosives.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, fast, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film
Similar in 82%
He Who Dares (2014)
Plot Summary:
On Christmas Eve a group of ruthless masked terrorists kidnap the Prime Ministers daughter, fortifying themselves in an underground car park rigged with explosives. Crack SAS operative Chris Lowe and his team are sent in and must take the building one level at a time. "The Raid meets Die Hard" in this explosive action thriller.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, detective, black comedy
Similar in 82%
Empire State (2013)
Plot Summary:
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis (Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the EMPIRE STATE Armored Truck Company. He makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, Eddie (Angarano) & is unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored there - resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. History. As the stakes continue to rise, Chris and Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Johnson), the veteran NYPD Detective hot on their trail, & the local crime bosses that want to know who pulled a job on their turf.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, surprise ending, thought provoking, captivating, visually appealing, tense, teen
Similar in 81%
Heist (2001)
Plot Summary:
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane and their utility man, Pinky Pincus find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, clever, tricky, neo noir, serious, witty, talky, crime drama, cult classic
Similar in 79%
Momentum (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, perverse, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, tension
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Plot Summary:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 607000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, clever, witty, cynical, black comedy, entertaining, funny, exciting, neo noir
Similar in 79%
Precious Cargo (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, humorous, hood, action adventure, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, black comedy
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7 Seconds (2005)
Plot Summary:
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending, rough, fast, neo noir, independent film, black comedy
Similar in 83%
The Big Hit (1998)
Plot Summary:
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic, hilarious, action comedy, suspense, slapstick, dark comedy, fast
Similar in 75%
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Plot Summary:
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 243000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, UK, France
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, action comedy, captivating, tense, humorous, funny, entertaining, action adventure, relaxing, freeze frame
Similar in 79%
All Things To All Men (2013)
Plot Summary:
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, action thriller, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending
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The Asian Connection (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang's vengeance.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, exciting, tense, touching, captivating, scenic, neo noir, independent film, black comedy
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Triple 9 (2016)
Plot Summary:
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, intense, neo noir, detective, independent film, crime thriller
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Den of Thieves (2018)
Plot Summary:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, disturbing, clever, experimental, detective
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Wrath of Man (2021)
Plot Summary:
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, humorous, psychological, exciting, hood, crime drama, perverse, cult classic, action thriller, mind blowing