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Plot Summary:
Sweet Revenge was originally shipped out as Dandy, the All-American Girl. The multitalented Stockard Channing plays a car thief with a penchant for elaborate disguises. She hopes to trade in her stolen goods and purchase a snazzy sports model for herself. Sam Waterston costars as a public defender who, much against his will, falls in love with the charming thief. Producer/director Jerry Schatzberg seems so certain of Channing's considerable talents that he feels a coherent story is unecessary.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
Plot Summary:
An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious, detective
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Zero to Sixty (1978)
Plot Summary:
A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars from their owners.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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O.K. Garage (1998)
Plot Summary:
A lovely school teacher finds herself the victim of a scam artist - a garage owner who delights in ripping off his customers. Soon, she has two eager young men, her lizard-loving neighbour and his friend, on her side to help her exact revenge on the sleazy mechanic, who is the leader of a stolen car ring.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Born to Win (1971)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Jay Jay, a former hair dresser who has become a drug addict. He lives his new life by doing deals for Vivian from time to time. One day he meets Parm, a free-spirited girl. The two fall in love. Jay Jay's drug habit grows, and he soon resorts to robbery. On the threat of arrest, he works alongside two dirty policemen by becoming a narc, and reports on his former fellow junkies. Yet, as the movie continues, Jay Jay sinks deeper into turmoil with feelings of self-hatred.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Beautiful Joe (2000)
Plot Summary:
An extremely nice guy falls for a really bad girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, independent film
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Second Thoughts (1983)
Plot Summary:
Lawyer Amy finds herself courted by two very different men: her client, a roguish street musician named Will, and her ex John Michael. A curious triangle develops as Amy gets pregnant by Will and both men vie for her affections.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Object of Beauty (1991)
Plot Summary:
A valuable piece of art is stolen from a couple.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: clever, talky, stylized, independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, romantic
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
Plot Summary:
A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast
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Lucky Lady (1975)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Lucky Lady is a 1975 American film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli and Burt Reynolds, with Robby Benson. Its story takes place during Prohibition in the United States in the year 1930. Gene Hackman initially did not want to do the film, but 20th Century Fox kept offering him more and more money. Finally, Fox offered him $1.25 million, and according to talent agent Sue Mengers, "it was almost obscene for him not to do the film.".
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, slapstick, entertaining, slapstick comedy
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How to Beat the High Co$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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Graduation (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. When things don't go according to plan, they end up learning more about themselves in one day than they ever did in school.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Curse of Inferno (1997)
Plot Summary:
A rather dull minded bank robber suddenly suffers from a change of heart and decides to give the money back. However, he then learns that getting the money back into the bank is much more difficult than taking it out.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Things Change (1988)
Plot Summary:
Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending, psychological, tense, light, noir
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Stealing Christmas (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tony Danza stars as a thief named Jack Clayton. When Jack is about to be caught at the mall, he dresses up as Santa Claus and hops on the bus to Evergreen. He is mistaken for the new Santa at Sarah Gibson's tree store. He is very reluctant at first, but after becoming a part of the town, and falls in love with Sarah, he begins to have second thoughts on robbing Evergreen's bank.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, witty, clever, offbeat, realistic, semi serious
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Quick Change (1990)
Plot Summary:
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, absurd, cult classic, witty, sweet, buddy comedy, fast, realistic
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Bandits (2001)
Plot Summary:
Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, feel good, romantic, dark comedy, surprise ending, clever, parody
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The Linguini Incident (1991)
Plot Summary:
A waitress (Rosanna Arquette), a barman (David Bowie) and an underwear designer (Eszter Balint) try to rob a New York restaurant where two of them work.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: offbeat, independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Santorini Blue (2013)
Plot Summary:
An act of betrayal throws a young couple's marriage into jeopardy in this romantic drama featuring Richard Belzer and Ice-T.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Plot Summary:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, action thriller, exciting, light, captivating, spiritual, crime drama, buddy comedy, 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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Bank Roll (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set in present day Burbank, California and the surrounding San Fernando Valley area, . BENNY BIG-TIME (The BBT) learns his brother has been arrested on suspicion of a few recent bank robberies. With every bit of the life savings he's socked away over the years, The BBT hatches a plan to help out this older brother escape the repercussions of his fate by complicating his own with the assistance of five close friends -- ERIK, DEREK, JAMIE, K.C. and KYLE. The gang have only four days to create a 'red herring' that will throw off the officials and clear The BBT's brother's name by actually robbing a small bank. If all goes to plan, this is enough 'reasonable doubt' in the brother's case to clear his name. The BBT figures to exactly recreate his brother's crime and arm himself with only a few folders of photographs which contain the bank tellers' friends, families, pets, places of residence and ... Written by Doug Maguire.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, tense, light, captivating, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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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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American Girl (2002)
Plot Summary:
A pregnant teenager is determined to leave her trailer park home with the hope of living a happy family life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, humorous, twisted, sentimental, offbeat, realistic, biting, suspense
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Going in Style (1979)
Plot Summary:
Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes up with an idea - rob a bank. They certainly could use the money if they get away with it and if they are caught, what could happen to three old men?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, touching, humorous, realistic, entertaining, semi serious, black comedy, clever, tense, sentimental
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Where the Money Is (2000)
Plot Summary:
Henry Manning (Paul Newman) has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann McKay (Linda Fiorentino), has a plan of her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: clever, light, humorous, semi serious, action thriller, offbeat, realistic, exciting, funny, sexy
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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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The Con Artist (2010)
Plot Summary:
An ex-con finds his plan to go straight foiled by a loan shark who manipulates his target into taking on one last heist.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 990
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, realistic, suspenseful
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Bottle Rocket (1996)
Plot Summary:
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hair-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, witty, talky, funny, black comedy, realistic, semi serious, cult classic, clever
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The Happy Thieves (1961)
Plot Summary:
We confess! They did it! But it's how they did it that makes it so delightful!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, cynical, stylized, semi serious
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Walkaway (2010)
Plot Summary:
Walkaway, a light-comedy drama, mocks the clutches of social obligations on young Indian professionals settled in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 813
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film