Best movies like It's a Mad World
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Plot Summary:
In the difficult Roman neighborhood of Tor Bella Monaca, Mauro, recently abandoned by his girlfriend, is about to discover whether evil is something one is born being, or one becomes.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
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The Generation of Evil (2021)
Plot Summary:
On the verge of retirement, Commissioner Gintas must undertake the investigation of a series of heinous murders, a dangerous task that could expose the many dirty secrets of several prominent members of the social elite of a small Lithuanian town.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 114 min
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Outlaw (1999)
Plot Summary:
The movie is based on the autobiography of Horst Fantazzini. Son of an anarchist, he was known in Northern Italy as "the gentleman bandit" because he robbed banks with no violence, using only a toy gun. After a number of trials and escapes, in the summer of 1973 he is held in the Fossano jailhouse in Piedmont when he tries to escape once again. This time things turn for worse and he has to use a real gun and take two policemen as hostages.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
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Sexina (2007)
Plot Summary:
Teen pop sensation Sexina is also a private detective that fights evil in the music industry. When she finds out a missing scientist been forced to create a robot boy band for "The Boss" of Glitz records, all hell breaks loose!.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: detective
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Dracula in Pakistan (1967)
Plot Summary:
A rendition of the Dracula tale with many similarities to the British 1950s Dracula.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, surreal
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Lucky Grandma (2019)
Plot Summary:
Set in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck - and in the middle of a gang war.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, thought provoking, feel good, unusual plot structure, social, hood, interesting
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Demonic Beauty (2002)
Plot Summary:
Back to its origin where her story has never been clearly narrated, Kra Sue is a common name calling any lady ghost living on eating waste and flesh - in fresh and bloody raw. Her distinct capability is to take her own head off the body, and fly with bright light shining from her digestive organs to hunt for fresh preys.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
Plot Summary:
A lusty young woman decides to use her sexual powers to "tame" the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, hot
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Inn of Evil (1971)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: jidai geki
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Bad Seeds (2016)
Plot Summary:
Three siblings immerse themselves in a world of love, LSD and hustling. But they find out that everything isn't as good as they thought once they get caught up in murder, blackmail and the deadly side effects of experimental drugs.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Her Harem (1967)
Plot Summary:
A seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: experimental, dark comedy, grotesque
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Roma bene (1971)
Plot Summary:
Nino Manfredi is a police captain, giving an onlooker's point-of-view towards the decadent society folk. Party itself features a down & out baron, who dances with the party's glamorous hostess Virna Lisi so that he can steal her valuable earrings. When they're missing, she's angry enough to call in the cops (Manfredi shows up) and have the baron taken away.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Captive (1998)
Plot Summary:
After a botched suicide attempt Sam Hoffman finds herself trapped in an evil insane asylum.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Amnesia (2002)
Plot Summary:
Directed by Gabriele Salvatores, Amnesia takes place in the Spanish island of Ibiza, where an odd mix of commercialism, ex-hippies, fisherman, and artists co-exist. Town locals Sandro (Diego Abatantunono), a pornographic film director, and Angelino (Sergio Rubini), the manager of a beachside watering hole, find their very different lives overlapping. Meanwhile, the island police chief (Juanjo Puigcorbe), who is currently at odds with his rebellious son Jorge (Ruben Ochandiano), is investigating the death of a drug dealer (which was accidentally brought on by Angelino). Jorge's plans to move to America have so far been thwarted by his father, but when he finds out about the affair his dad had been having with a male nightclub dancer, he uses it as blackmail fodder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, noir
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Crime on the Highway (1982)
Plot Summary:
L'omicidio di un camionista avvenuto su di un'autostrada nei pressi di Roma mette in allarme la polizia che affida le indagini all'ispettore Giraldi.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 396
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
Plot Summary:
A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, cult film
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The Angels' Share (2012)
Plot Summary:
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, harsh, sincere, humorous, semi serious, funny, realistic, philosophical, thought provoking, social
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Preman Pensiun (2019)
Plot Summary:
After three years, the business of Muslihat, who has retired as a thug, has a problem. Sales decline. Muslihat also faces new problems when Safira, her only daughter, grows up in adolescence and begins to be visited by boys. A bigger problem: frictions between his former subordinates.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, humorous, exciting, entertaining
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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
Plot Summary:
The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, ambiguous ending, contemplative, biting, suspense
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The Squeeze (1978)
Plot Summary:
A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, poliziottesco, cult film
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Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Plot Summary:
A professional hit man and hit woman fall in love, only to discover that they have each been hired to kill the other.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, neo noir, clever, humorous, cynical, funny, epic, cult classic, atmospheric
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The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
Plot Summary:
While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, thought provoking, realistic, stylized, political, social, dark comedy
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Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Plot Summary:
Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years, convincing him that the air outside is poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia, Italy
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: disturbing, surreal, psychological, dark comedy, black comedy, art house, dark, cerebral, cult classic, mindfuck
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Seven Golden Men (1965)
Plot Summary:
After bungling a job in London, Albert, an international thief, masterminds a plan to rob a Geneva bank of 7 tons of gold. Assisted by the seductive Giorgia, who works from within the bank, and six other accomplices, Albert sets himself up in an expensive hotel with a battery of electronic devices to supervise the operation.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco, eurospy
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Happy New Year (1973)
Plot Summary:
Gangster (Lino Ventura) with his accomplice (Charles Gérard), prepares to take part in the "first psychological hold-up in the history of crime". Next door to the jewellers of Van Cleef & Arpels, on the Croisette, in Cannes, the find the shop of a beautiful antiques dealer (Françoise Fabian) who befriends the group. The driver and the antiques dealer fall in love. He is friendly but unrefined, she is cultivated and independent, but discovers that talking with Simon shows up her vanity, and she desires a simple and clean love. The hold-up which had been planned for a long time by the driver is shown to be more sophisticated than his methods of seduction.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, non-linear, detective, freeze frame, poliziottesco
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Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, tense, gloomy
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Man Bites Dog (1992)
Plot Summary:
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, dark comedy, black comedy, disturbing, black and white, humorous, controversial, stylized, cult classic, atmospheric
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Mafioso (1962)
Plot Summary:
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neorealism, dark comedy, poliziottesco, art house, hood, humorous, realistic, gloomy, semi serious, slang
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The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
Plot Summary:
A man's life is turned upside down in the aftermath of a robbery.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, funny, crime drama, sex comedy
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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
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Public Friends (2016)
Plot Summary:
In order to make his little sick brother's dream come true, Leo and his best mates organize a fake score...but on the d day, they make a mistake and the fake score becomes a real hold up.Here starts the extraordinary adventure of PUBLIC Amis.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
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