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Plot Summary:
While searching for a small fortune of embezzled money, an ex-con, a small-time bandleader, his doting wife and a kooky drifter find themselves being followed. Their chase takes them to trailer camps, bingo halls, laundromats and ultimately, a showdown with a group of unconventional bad guys.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: road movie, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, horror comedy
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The Dream Team (1989)
Plot Summary:
This morning they were playing ping-pong in the hospital rec room. Now they're lost in New York and framed for murder. This was never covered in group therapy.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, uplifting, cult classic, offbeat, realistic, semi serious, funny, light, inspirational
Similar in 82%
The Highwayman (2000)
Plot Summary:
A dark, comedic thriller about fraud, bank robbers and a search for love.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, semi serious, road movie, dark comedy
Similar in 81%
The J. Gang Meets Dynamite Harry (1982)
Plot Summary:
Sickan, Vanheden and Rocky try to rob the Berns nightclub one night, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, the old dynamiter Dynamite-Harry and he ruins the plan. Sickan is arrested, and has to spend 10 months in a small, locked room. When he is released, he has a new plan, but Rocky and Vanheden have decided to go straight. Together with Dynamite-Harry, Sickan plans to rob a cold store, managed by their arch-enemy, Wall-Enberg.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, not serious, semi serious
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The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
Plot Summary:
When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, semi serious, humorous, realistic, grindhouse, cult classic, psychological, funny, road movie, southern gothic
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
Plot Summary:
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, realistic, fast, surprise ending, dark comedy
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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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Crackers (1984)
Plot Summary:
Garvey is a San Francisco pawnshop operator. His unemployed and criminal friends Dillard, Turtle, and Weslake, team up with Boardwalk, a local pimp, to burgle Garvey's shop while the owner is out of town. During the elaborate planning process, Dillard falls for a Hispanic woman, the sister of a friend. Also, Boardwalk is assigned to case a local apartment, where he meets and falls for the maid. Amidst all these romantic hijinks, Weslake puts together a burglary plan, which is executed by the makeshift gang.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, political, offbeat
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Like a Fish Out of Water (1999)
Plot Summary:
A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just likes to "ice" his victims -- enlist a mild-mannered, unsuspecting man in their mission to steal a rare and valuable fish. They plan to sell it back to its grieving owner at an enormous profit (talk about "sleeping with the fishes!"). Tcheky Karyo, Michel Muller and Dominique Pinon co-star.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 578
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
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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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The Brink's Job (1978)
Plot Summary:
After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport, taking $30,000. Surprisingly their coup doesn't make the press. Curious Tony checks out their headquarters and finds out that their security standard is low beyond belief. Now a really big coup is prepared... Written by Tom Zoerner.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, neo noir, action thriller
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Gettin' Square (2003)
Plot Summary:
Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that'll make getting square a lot harder than he thought.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, action comedy, clever, feel good, surprise ending, independent film
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Bank Shot (1974)
Plot Summary:
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious
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Tough Guys (1986)
Plot Summary:
Harry Doyle (Lancaster) and Archie Lang (Douglas) are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. Harry and Archie realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt. Archie, who spent his prison time pumping himself up, easily picks up a 20-year-old aerobics instructor. Harry, on the other hand, has to waste away his days in a nursing home. They both have festering resentments -- Archie for having to endure a humiliating job as a busboy; Harry for having to endure patronizing attitudes toward senior citizens. The two old pals finally go back to what they know best. After successfully robbing an armored car, they decide to rob the same train that they robbed thirty years ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, light, road movie, humorous, touching, semi serious, cult classic, realistic, surprise ending
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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Plot Summary:
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, absurd, cult classic, hilarious, clever, slapstick, satirical, offbeat, realistic
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Once a Thief (1991)
Plot Summary:
John Woo directs this action-packed comedy that stars Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung as a trio of art thieves who grew up together as orphans under the tutelage of a cruel crime boss named Chow (Kenneth Tsang). Although Red Bean (Chung) wants the trio to leave their life of crime behind, a million-dollar opportunity -- stealing a priceless French painting -- proves too alluring for the men ... but the heist ends in disaster.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, stylized, heroic, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fast, funny, light
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Hotel Oasis (2001)
Plot Summary:
The life of motel owner is turned upside down by a femme-fatale lounge singer and her abusive manager.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, cynical, suspenseful, exciting, tense, touching, suspense
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Mad Money (2008)
Plot Summary:
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: light, sexy, feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous, semi serious, sweet, teen, offbeat
Similar in 84%
Lewis & Clark & George (1997)
Plot Summary:
A sultry woman joins an illiterate killer and a brainy hacker, both escaped convicts, to search for gold.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: neo noir, black comedy, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, road movie
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3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Plot Summary:
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, Michael must track down Murphy.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, witty, action comedy, dark comedy, rough, realistic, fast, surprise ending, humorous
Similar in 78%
Special Delivery (1976)
Plot Summary:
A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash into a mailbox, which he then finds is locked until midnight, forcing him to wait until the mailman makes his late night pickup. As he waits, he discovers that his hiding place has been observed by several other people, all of whom want a share of the loot.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, grindhouse, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 78%
Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded policeman.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, epic, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining
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Madigan's Millions (1968)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, feel good, captivating, realistic, fast, eurospy
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Wise Guys (1986)
Plot Summary:
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy, fast, cult film
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The Hollywood Sign (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three washed-up actors must deliver the most convincing performances of their lives as part of a dangerous plot designed to finance their triumphant comeback.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Kick (2014)
Plot Summary:
An adrenaline junkie walks away from a whirlwind romance and embraces a new life as a thief, though he soon finds himself pursued by veteran police officer and engaged in a turf war with a local gangster.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, action thriller, fast
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Little Cigars (1973)
Plot Summary:
A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, rough, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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Raising Arizona (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to date.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, funny, dark comedy, surreal, hilarious, road movie, offbeat, talky, cult classic
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The Ladykillers (2004)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, absurd, bad ending, hilarious, clever, light
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The Italian Job (1969)
Plot Summary:
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, exciting, humorous, stylized, entertaining, witty, ambiguous ending, road movie, retro, crime drama