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Plot Summary:
Looking around for a suitable place to hold up, Andreas stumbles into a tailor's shop. What was supposed to last only a few minutes ends up being a bizarre afternoon for three men: the tragicomic of the less-than-expert robber, the cranky tailor and a customer - a know-it-all who drives the other two crazy. The mood constantly shifts, and the tables keep turning among the threesome. A black comedy with a twist.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 84 min
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Rac kvelaze dzalian gikvars (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young married couple loses their year-old son Saba in a shopping center. Lasha and Tekla together with their friends begin to look for the kid in the festive and cheerful atmosphere.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Georgia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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The Worker's Life (1987)
Plot Summary:
An acknowledged and proven factory worker gets fired after workers' strike.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 96 min
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Wild Mouse (2017)
Plot Summary:
Kings should be treated courteously! At least, that's what famous music critic Georg (Josef Hader) thinks. But he finds himself counting pennies when his chief editor (Jörg Hartmann) suddenly fires him from the Viennese newspaper for which he has been writing for decades. While keeping his dismissal a secret from his psychotherapist wife Johanna (Pia Hierzegger), whose mind is occupied solely by getting pregnant, Georg begins to plot his revenge. He is aided by old school friend Erich (Georg Friedrich), and in return the newly liberated Georg helps him repair a rundown rollercoaster in Vienna's Prater Park. Georg's nightly campaigns against his former boss start with small acts of vandalism. They soon escalate to extremes, and Georg‘s tame, bourgeois life gets completely out of hand.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good
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Playing with Fire (1985)
Plot Summary:
Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Wild 90 (1968)
Plot Summary:
Norman Mailer’s first feature filmmaking effort stars the director and his two longtime collaborators Buzz Farbar and Mickey Knox as a trio of gangsters holed up in a ramshackle New York apartment, drinking, braying, and fighting.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, cinema verite, fake documentary
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The Uppercrust (1981)
Plot Summary:
This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold hired gun (masterfully played by Frank Gorschin), and the bizarre satire of the Austrian TV serial "Kottan ermittelt".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Austria, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film
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The Actor (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joseph Kehr, a mentally disturbed aspiring actor returns to New York City to become the 'greatest actor of his generation'. In his pursuit of rising to the top, he enlists in an infamous acting class led by Professor Payton, a cunningly sharp-tongued teacher known for her relentless determination of breaking her students. His mind unravels as he discovers the power of the internet and is haunted by Bugsy Cloverdale, a social media Guru. Joseph's obsession of fame spirals out of control as he is forced to compete with a washed-up movie star.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: dark, dark comedy, independent film
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Give Us Tomorrow (1978)
Plot Summary:
Masked intruders take the family of a bank manager hostage in order to rob his bank.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Downtown (1990)
Plot Summary:
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: detective, action comedy, retro, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, surprise ending, neo noir
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Born Bad (1997)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenagers rob a bank, causing a deadly standoff.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Life Eternal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A thriller crime comedy directed by Wolfgang Murnberger.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, sexy
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The Can (2007)
Plot Summary:
This movie is about strange relationships in one "noname" gymnasium in Czech republic.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 105 min
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Cop Shop Babes (2001)
Plot Summary:
Beer and Satay are two bumbling cops who get transferred to Cop Shop Girls division. Beer is a womanizer and promptly starts dating two girls at a time. Everyone's after Fireball, who blows stuff up.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody, light, humorous, captivating, not serious, slapstick comedy
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Arrest the Restless (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crooked cop pins the murder on the boy, but a detective who knows the truth risks his career to help the kid out.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Ref (1994)
Plot Summary:
Caroline and Lloyd are a married couple constantly at each other's throats, masters at crafting acid-tongued barbs at the other's expense. Indeed, they are so obsessed with belittling each other that they never stop -- not even at gunpoint. The gunman is Gus, a thief on the run from the police, who kidnaps the couple as an insurance policy, planning to use their home as a hideout. But their incessant bickering proves more than Gus bargained for, forcing him -- for the sake of his own sanity -- into the unenviable role of peacemaker. To make things even worse for Gus, he discovers that he has taken the couple hostage the night of their big Christmas party, and the guests are already on the way. Not wanting to leave Lloyd and Caroline unattended, Gus opts to attend the party, pretending to be the couple's marriage counselor. This naturally leads to a series of comic confusions, as the hostage crisis and marital tensions head towards their inevitable conclusion.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, witty, talky, funny, hilarious, light, semi serious, black comedy, clever
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India (1993)
Plot Summary:
Heinzi Boesel and Kurt Fellner are two Austrian health inspectors forced to work together, traveling through Austria. Over time a beautiful friendship evolves between the odd couple who couldn't stand each other initially; a friendship that even overcomes the boundaries of great tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tragicomedy, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy, surreal
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Cadillac Man (1990)
Plot Summary:
Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife. What more could go wrong ?.. a lot, enter a crazy jealous husband with a machine gun.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, funny, talky, intense, semi serious, black comedy, entertaining, offbeat, realistic
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The Survivors (1983)
Plot Summary:
Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: hilarious, humorous, dark comedy, realistic, witty, semi serious, black comedy, parody, funny, light
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How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
Plot Summary:
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get married and if she wants privacy with her boyfriend, she has to sleep in the car. Even worse, her war veteran father comes to live with her to turn her life upside down. Louise lives a happy life with her veterinarian husband, Albert. She runs an antique shop on the side, but since it doesn't take in any profit, the IRS considers it a hobby. She needs to come up with the money to keep it going, or she will be trouble with the IRS. Elaine's husband has left her for another woman and without any money. She is in a constant struggle with banks, power companies, and gas stations. She needs money to get by and also catches the eye of police officer Jack. The local mall is having a contest that features a giant money ball that states it will help fight the inflation.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scenic, grindhouse, independent film, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Small Town Killers (2017)
Plot Summary:
The two tradesmen Ib and Edward are tired of their lifeless marriages and dream of living the good life from the stash of money they've earned moonlighting for years. After a huge fight with their wives the two men get drunk and hire a Russian contract killer to do a hit on their spouses. But they have badly underestimated their wives, and this becomes the start of an absurd journey where Ib and Edward to their own horror end at the top of a kill list.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, semi serious
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The Chase (1991)
Plot Summary:
In Denver, a fleeing bank robber kills a cop and kidnaps an old man to hold as a hostage. He is chased by the police and a news helicopter, which films the entire incident. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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First Sunday (2008)
Plot Summary:
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, hood, feel good, entertaining, black comedy, realistic, slapstick comedy, black cinema
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Stand Off (2011)
Plot Summary:
In a misguided attempt to protect his family and pay back gambling debts to the local Mobster, Jimbo robs a fish market, which is coincidentally owned by the same Mobster. On the run, Jimbo is cornered in a local curio shop, where he takes hostage an assortment of colorful characters, including Maguire, who may be his illegitimate father. Surrounded by the Police, the SAS, and the Mobster's crew, the young man must find a way out of his precarious predicament with the help of his oddball captives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, offbeat, interesting
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A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three smalltown friends looking to leave their troubles behind come up with a robbery scheme to fund their trip to the big city. But as their plan goes awry and the authorities become involved, they are left with no other alternative but to take hostage a pair of traveling young lovebirds, with no shortage of problems of their own.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, independent film, cult film
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Pirated Copy (2004)
Plot Summary:
A portrait of contemporary Chinese society based on the ubiquitous illegal trade in pirated DVDs.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, suspense, offbeat, spoof, black comedy
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Dollars (1971)
Plot Summary:
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, semi serious, buddy comedy
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Twilight Gangsters (2010)
Plot Summary:
For eight years three grandmothers saved their money for a VIP tour packages to Hawaii. The grandmothers have all had difficult experiences and used their dream vacation as a beacon of hope in their lives. The grandmothers then go to the bank to wire their money, but at that moment the bank is held up by robbers. The grandmothers lose their savings and the bank can't offer any assistance. It is at this moment that the grandmothers set off track the robbers down themselves.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Taking Stock (2015)
Plot Summary:
Kate is an out of work actress working in a shop, until that is, she is made redundant. In a week from hell Kate's boyfriend leaves her, the shop goes bust and rent and gas bills have not been paid. Inspired by the notorious outlaw Bonnie Parker, Kate gathers a gang from her shop assistant friends and comes up with a plot to rob the shop, but who is her Clyde?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspense, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Money for Nothing (1993)
Plot Summary:
When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, intense, humorous, realistic, captivating, factual, detective, anamorphic, hilarious, clever
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Closer to the Moon (2014)
Plot Summary:
A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Romania, USA, Italy, Poland, France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, stylized, captivating, sad, surreal, bleak, serious, gloomy, independent film