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Plot Summary:
Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, inspirational, suspense, intellectual, suspenseful, psychological thriller, social, stylized, anamorphic, cult classic
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Money Monster (2016)
Plot Summary:
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, clever, entertaining, tense, suspenseful, intense, tricky, psychological thriller, noir, feel good
Similar in 85%
The Informant! (2009)
Plot Summary:
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: clever, dark comedy, psychological, tense, suspense, witty, black comedy, realistic, humorous, talky
Similar in 82%
All the Money in the World (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, UK, China
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: captivating, rough, tense, serious, psychological, psychological thriller, retro, clever, bloody, suspense
Similar in 77%
White Boy Rick (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story of teenager, Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, hood, disturbing, retro, rough, neo noir, sad, independent film, non fiction, anamorphic
Similar in 86%
True Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, psychological, captivating, serious, enigmatic, suspenseful, intense, tricky, realistic
Similar in 84%
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
Plot Summary:
A television movie based upon the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: inspirational, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, clever, semi serious, biting, funny, light
Similar in 75%
Two for the Money (2005)
Plot Summary:
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: intense, tense, serious, suspenseful, stylized, inspirational, light, neo noir, cult classic, realistic
Similar in 77%
Too Big to Fail (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Too Big to Fail' offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: factual, tense, political, suspenseful, thought provoking, sincere, witty, realistic, talky, intellectual
Similar in 90%
Killer Joe (2011)
Plot Summary:
A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister (Juno Temple).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: neo noir, disturbing, dark comedy, suspense, surreal, black comedy, tense, sexy, controversial, erotic
Similar in 78%
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: clever, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, twisted, entertaining
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Hoffa (1992)
Plot Summary:
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 that negates the theory that he disappeared in 1975.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, factual, intense, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic, political, sad
Similar in 84%
No Man of God (2021)
Plot Summary:
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, inspirational, dramatic, cult classic
Similar in 84%
Lord of War (2005)
Plot Summary:
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 332000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, France, Zambia, Italy, Denmark, UK
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspense, clever, realistic, thought provoking, dark comedy, factual, entertaining, cerebral, cynical, spiritual
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Plot Summary:
Glengarry Glen Ross, follows the lives of four unethical Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to go to any lengths (legal or illegal) to unload undesirable real estate on unwilling prospective buyers.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, neo noir, intense, dark, cult classic, entirely dialogue, independent film, tense, clever, realistic
Similar in 84%
Margin Call (2011)
Plot Summary:
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, realistic, serious, captivating, political, intellectual, talky, tricky, enigmatic, suspenseful
Similar in 75%
Boiler Room (2000)
Plot Summary:
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm, which puts him on the fast track to success, but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, clever, tense, talky, intense, rough, serious, suspenseful, cynical
Similar in 86%
Wall Street (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: realistic, political, suspense, talky, intense, serious, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, tense
Similar in 78%
Spotlight (2015)
Plot Summary:
In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes, Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 494000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: factual, emotional, suspense, thought provoking, psychological, tense, talky, political, intellectual, intense
Similar in 81%
The Big Short (2015)
Plot Summary:
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 471000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: intellectual, realistic, tense, intelligent, inspirational, social, political, motivational, thought provoking, cult classic
Similar in 87%
Black Mass (2015)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, factual, brutal, intense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, serious, independent film, stylized
Similar in 90%
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Plot Summary:
An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 326000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, realistic, clever, suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, talky, atmospheric
Similar in 81%
Fracture (2007)
Plot Summary:
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, intellectual, twist ending, psychological thriller, clever, serious, enigmatic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Similar in 86%
Blow (2001)
Plot Summary:
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 272000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: depressing, touching, emotional, serious, epic, atmospheric, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, realistic
Similar in 84%
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Plot Summary:
A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, political, tense, serious, non fiction, novela, cult classic, informative, unpredictable
Similar in 81%
The Founder (2016)
Plot Summary:
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 171000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: inspirational, motivational, realistic, factual, cerebral, dramatic, uplifting, clever, thought provoking, entertaining
Similar in 82%
Goodfellas (1990)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: rough, suspense, realistic, epic, brutal, cult classic, hood, suspenseful, neo noir, fast paced
Similar in 76%
Casino (1995)
Plot Summary:
The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 552000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: realistic, clever, rough, suspense, neo noir, captivating, brutal, stylized, intense, tense
Similar in 76%
American Gangster (2007)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 446000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, realistic, suspense, harsh, hood, clever, detective, suspenseful, entertaining
Similar in 85%
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Plot Summary:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 15000000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: clever, captivating, motivational, cynical, biting, cerebral, realistic, suspense, funny, entertaining
Similar in 90%
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Plot Summary:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: clever, exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining, inspirational, dramatic, intense, informative, light