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Plot Summary:
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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The... Copanoi (1987)
Plot Summary:
Leonidas is tricked into thinking he will hit the jackpot by a guy from the underworld, Babis, also well-known on the street as "the teacher". So, he sets up an ad hoc gang with his close friends in order to rob a bank. The operation, however, is crowned by complete failure. Actually, Babis used Leonidas to create a diversion in order to rob a jeweler's shop. Leonidas flies into a rage and swears to take revenge on the "teacher". The scuffle that follows results in all of them ending up in hospital.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 890
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Greece
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, fun
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The James Gang (1997)
Plot Summary:
After an audacious jewellery robbery the whole James family heads for home on the run with the obsessive detective Julia Armstrong in hot pursuit.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
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Rotten to the Core (1965)
Plot Summary:
Rogues Jelly Knight, Scapa Flood, and Lennie the Dip leave prison expecting boss The Duke to have their stash ready to share out. Instead, Duke's girl Sara gives them the news Duke is dead and the money gone on nursing care. They soon discover that Duke is actually running Hope Springs Nature Clinic with the help of most of the local villains. Very strange - and the nearby army camp and Sara's encouragement of Lieutenant Vine would seem to be no coincidence either. Written by Jeremy Perkins.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
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The Jokers (1967)
Plot Summary:
Oliver Reed and Michael Crawford play two brothers who are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Crawford is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. After Crawford is forced to resign from the army after an episode of unappreciated cleverness, the two decide their careers would go better if there was a large amount of publicity, so they decide to steal the crown jewels from the tower of London.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: retro, offbeat, poliziottesco
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Inside Out (1975)
Plot Summary:
Telly Savalas is an American ex-WW II POW who returns to Germany 30 years after the war. He teams up with James Mason, the former commander of his prison camp. Together they spring a Nazi war criminal (Wolfgang Lukschy) from jail. He's the only one left who knows where a secret wartime cache of gold is hidden.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 632
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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After the Fox (1966)
Plot Summary:
Criminal mastermind 'The Fox' sets up a phony film production and masquerades as it's director as part of a plan to smuggle a stolen gold shipment into Italy.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, funny, spoof, offbeat, feel good, realistic, semi serious, parody, sexy
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The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Plot Summary:
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: black comedy, black and white, dark comedy, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, independent film
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Operation St. Peter's (1967)
Plot Summary:
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help finance their new life of crime by planing to rob a statue from the Vatican. But a big-time American gangster, named Joe Ventura, hears about the heist and wants the priceless statue for himself by having his mistress, Samantha, come onto and betray the woman-hungry Cajella to give the statue away to her.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Perfect Friday (1970)
Plot Summary:
The deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he becomes involved with the attractive Lady Dorset he decides to go ahead with his plan. He needs her help and that of her philandering spendthrift husband. It all comes down to a matter of trust.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, poliziottesco
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Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
Plot Summary:
Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, despite the fact that none of them really qualifies as a monk - least of all Walter's moll Bikini. Bit by bit, the quiet way of life starts becoming a habit.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Con Is On (2018)
Plot Summary:
In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: absurd, humorous, entertaining
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Kaleidoscope (1966)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because he has succeeded in marking the original plates for the backs of all the playing cards manufactured in a plant in Geneva and used in all the gambling joints in Europe. In his gambling depredation, Barney is spotted by Angel McGinnis, the daughter of a Scotland Yard Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis on the lookout for a man to do a job. The inspector enlists Barney's help in playing poker with a shady London character whom Scotland Yard wants to force to financial ruin.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 862
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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11 Harrowhouse (1974)
Plot Summary:
A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, spoof
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Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Plot Summary:
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank Robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Plot Summary:
Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: harsh, humorous, captivating, entertaining, clever, intense, spiritual, dark, dark comedy, hilarious
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The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Cracksman (1963)
Plot Summary:
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Hot Millions (1968)
Plot Summary:
A con-artist (Peter Ustinov) gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: retro, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious
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The Brain (1969)
Plot Summary:
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: fast paced, exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Robbery (1967)
Plot Summary:
A dramatization of the Great Train Robbery. While not a 'how to', it is very detail dependent, showing the care and planning that took place to pull it off.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: noir, action thriller, independent film, british noir, cult film
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The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - (2019)
Plot Summary:
In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: light, semi serious, atmospheric, captivating, feel good, humorous, entertaining, satirical, sitcom, funny
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Two Thumbs Up (2015)
Plot Summary:
A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, crime drama
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Love, Honor and Obey (2000)
Plot Summary:
Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's gang and a rival firm in South London headed by drug kingpin Sean and his lieutenant Matthew.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: brutal, semi serious, humorous, realistic, offbeat, independent film, funny, sexy, clever, enigmatic
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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Plot Summary:
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, feel good, satirical, entertaining, hilarious, predictable, captivating, dark comedy
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Take the Money and Run (1969)
Plot Summary:
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, clever, witty, funny, talky, realistic, not serious, ironic, black comedy
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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Plot Summary:
A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, humorous, light, satirical, dramatic, hilarious, feel good
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Small Time Crooks (2000)
Plot Summary:
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, melancholic, stylized, feel good, realistic, semi serious, hilarious, clever, dark comedy
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The Maiden Heist (2009)
Plot Summary:
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, sweet, hilarious, sexy, clever
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Gambit (2012)
Plot Summary:
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, sexy, entertaining, absurd, tense, suspense, not serious, witty, exciting
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Snatch (2000)
Plot Summary:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the search for a stolen diamond, and the other about a boxing promoter who’s having trouble with a psychotic gangster.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 894000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, witty, clever, dark comedy, humorous, neo noir, non-linear, black comedy, cynical