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Plot Summary:
Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: India
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, funny, light, captivating, romantic, scenic, fast, masala
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A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, interesting
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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
Plot Summary:
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, entertaining, stylized, captivating, action comedy, realistic, semi serious, sexy
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Contour (2006)
Plot Summary:
After blowing a big time heist, thug-for-hire Law, must resume his day job as a shady San Francisco tour guide. Before he knows it, Law and his unsuspecting group of tourists are in a race against time to recover a tape that will recue the politically unstable country of Uruvia. Filled with quirky characters, mad cap comedy and hard-hitting martial arts comes the most fun movie since Rumble in the Bronx!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Golden Years (2016)
Plot Summary:
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Gang Leader (2019)
Plot Summary:
A crime novelist is approached by a group of bereaved women to help them plot revenge against those responsible for the loss of their loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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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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Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, entertaining, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, black comedy, offbeat, realistic, fast, independent film
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Man On The Edge (2013)
Plot Summary:
What if your fate was changed with a blink? The double life of a gangster and a shaman starts now!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Players (2012)
Plot Summary:
Learning of a fortune in gold being secretly shipped to Romania, master thieves Charlie and Riya assemble a crack team to steal it.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India, Russia
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, tense, captivating, sexy, realistic, suspenseful, remake of american film, hot
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Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Plot Summary:
Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: period piece, exciting, entertaining, witty, colorful, humorous, realistic, semi serious, costume drama, stylized
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Raees (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, epic, fast
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After the Sunset (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two master thieves (Brosnan and Hayek) are finally retiring after one last succesful mission. Residing in their own tropical paradise, their old nemesis, FBI Agent Stan P. Lloyd shows up to make sure they really are retired. Docked in the port is an ocean liner called the "Diamond Cruise" and Stan is convinced that they're not really retired at all, and that this is the next set up.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, feel good, exciting, light, entertaining, tricky, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Crazy Stone (2006)
Plot Summary:
Three thieves try to steal a valuable jade that is tightly guarded by a security chief. But the security guards are not the only obstacle these thieves are facing. An extremely unlucky internationally known master thief is also trying to get a hand on this piece of precious jade. What would be the final destination of this piece of crazy stone?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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Dum Maaro Dum (2011)
Plot Summary:
ACP Vishnu is sent on a mission to investigate and clean the underbelly of Goa. During his investigation, he uncovers a huge racket and discovers the involvement of various politicians.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, suspense, rough, sexy, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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One 2 Ka 4 (2001)
Plot Summary:
Javed Abbas (Jackie Shroff) is widowed Police Officer with four children. His partner is Arun Verma (Shahrukh Khan). Both Javed and Arun are honest, hard-working and diligent. And this leads to the "death" of Javed in mysterious circumstances. After Javed's death, Arun takes over the responsiblity of looking after his four children. He does run into several problems and decides to seek the help of Geeta Choudhary (Juhi chawla), who readily agrees and moves in with him and the four children. The children take an instant liking to Geeta, and things seem to settle down. One day Arun finds out that his former partner's death was really a homicide. When he attempts to investigate, charges of drug-trafficking, and bribery are brought out against him, He finds out that Geeta is not what she claims to be, and is living a double life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, exciting, semi serious, entertaining, detective, remake of american film
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Dhoom (2004)
Plot Summary:
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. They rob establishments and then zip away on their superbikes. ACP Jai Dixit is the case in-charge and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer named Ali to chase the gang on a bike and help Jai nab them. Kabir accepts the challenge, and pulls off another robbery amidst a function. This causes Jai and Ali to call it off. Jai resigns from the police force and Ali goes back to his daily job. Meanwhile Kabir has lost one of his team members and recruits Ali for their final job in Goa. The action shifts from the congested Mumbai traffic to the sunny Goa for the final showdown between cops and robbers.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, entertaining, cult classic, action thriller, suspenseful, fast, nostalgic
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Sarkar Raj (2008)
Plot Summary:
The politically influential Shankar Nagre agrees to back a power plant scheme presented by corporate hotshot Anita Rajan; providing their enemies, which include upcoming political firebrands, an embezzling facilitator and shady businessmen with a unique opportunity to destroy the mass political clout enjoyed by him and his father (Subhash Nagre), the political icon known as "Sarkar".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, political, political thriller
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Delhi Belly (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, exciting, not serious, realistic, funny, feel good, entertaining, dark, stylized
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No Problem (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sanjay and Akshaye, childhood friends and small time crooks rob a bank managed by Paresh. The two of them specially, Akshaye, on and off contemplates changing tracks and leaving the world of crime. Sanjay on the other hand almost every time manages to do something which closes all doors for Akshaye to change his life. This bank robbery also does the same. Akshaye is back where he belongs. Paresh is accused as an accomplice of Sanjay and Akshaye since the two had stayed in his house the night before the robbery.Paresh swears he will not return without the proof of his innocence.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, slapstick, fast, neo screwball comedy
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Bluffmaster! (2005)
Plot Summary:
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 when his past catches up with him, she cannot forgive him for the deceit their relationship is built on. He loses her forever. That's when Aditya Srivastav enters the picture. He is the counterpoint to everything that Roy is as frantic as Roy is calm, as dumb as Roy is smart, as messy and untidy as Roy is smooth. They have only one thing in common. Aditya is a conman too. At least he thinks of himself as one. In Roy's book, he's an embarrassment. But one that won't go away!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, psychological thriller, dark, clever, surprise ending, buddy comedy
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Fool N Final (2007)
Plot Summary:
A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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Welcome (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dubai-based criminal don Uday takes it upon himself to try and get his sister Sanjana married - in vain, as no one wants to be associated with a crime family. Uday's associate Sagar Pandey finds a young man, Rajiv, who lives with his maternal uncle and aunt - Dr. and Mrs. Ghunghroo. Through extortion he compels Ghunghroo to accept this matrimonial alliance. But Rajiv has already fallen in love with young woman in South Africa. When the time comes to get Rajiv formally engaged to this woman, he finds out that Sanjana and she are the very same. With no escape from this predicament, the wedding is planned, with hilarious consequences.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny, touching, feel good, light, captivating, melancholic
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Special 26 (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the early 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob well-known businessmen and politicians by posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Intelligence or income tax officials. The gang stages fake raids during which they steal great amounts of money from their targets.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, twist ending, exciting, tense, humorous, disturbing, entertaining
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99 (2009)
Plot Summary:
99 is an original story inspired by real events. It is as much "What could have been" as it is "What really happened." In other words, it is historical fiction - fiction being the keyword. It spans a few genres; it is slick, fast-paced, realistic and, importantly, very funny.In this "smart comedy" set in 1999, all the characters are found by a common feeling of being stuck at 99 in life - just one short of a 'century' - that elusive thing called "making it" in life!99 is an unpredictable and hilarious ride spread over two cities with colorful characters, unbelievable circumstances, small-time crooks, big-time conspiracies, fateful car crashes, loads of coffee, a briefcase full of money, a budding romance....... And a historical controversy brewing in the background!.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending, black comedy, freeze frame, dark comedy, cult film
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Hera Pheri (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three unemployed men find the answer to all their money problems when they receive a call from a kidnapper. However, things do not go as planned.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, entertaining, cult classic, action comedy, surprise ending, independent film, cult film
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Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)
Plot Summary:
Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman - four guys bound together by their child-like notoriety, aimlessness and petty business of conning people for fun and money. Laxman is an intelligent student who is not allowed to pass by his mischievous band of friends Gopal, Madhav and mute Lucky. This is because all four friends use his hostel room to conduct their activities. He is peer-pressured into running a series of scams in order to earn himself and his friends some money. Once thrown out of college bag-n-baggage, the naughty foursome finds refuge in the bungalow of a blind couple as their grandson. A cat mouse game unfolds as Laxman's body and Gopal's voice makes for Sameer (The grandson from US).
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, funny, entertaining, powerful, realistic, cult film
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Badhaai Ho (2018)
Plot Summary:
A 25-year-old man tries to suppress his embarrassment when his mother announces that she is pregnant.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic, fast
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Wedding Planners (2010)
Plot Summary:
Shruti and Bittoo decide to start a wedding planning company together after they graduate from university, but romance gets in the way of business.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic, entertaining, cute, hot
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Chennai Express (2013)
Plot Summary:
Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, semi serious, funny, romantic, entertaining, fast, masala, humorous