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Plot Summary:
The Black Madonna is a 2007 action comedy film written by Nikolaj Peyk and Lasse Spang Olsen and directed by Lasse Spang Olsen.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: iconic
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Little Treasure (1985)
Plot Summary:
Margo is an ex-stripper who meets her long, lost father in Mexico. She looks after him in the waning days of his life, with the help of a traveling projectionist. The father passes away, telling of the loot from a botched bank robbery that he buried years earlier. The two get jobs in town as their relationship grows and they search for the treasure on the weekends. But while the treasure seems to bring them together, it also seems to be tearing them apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Hope (2007)
Plot Summary:
Francis Ratay witnesses the theft of church painting "Angel with violin". The entire incident recorded by an amateur camera. The thief turns out to Benedict Weber, gallery owner and art connoisseur. Francis comes to his gallery. Blackmails him, that will provide police record, unless the image in three days back in place.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, Germany
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: action thriller
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Det perfekte kup (2008)
Plot Summary:
Sonny, Richael, Steen and Patric dream of doing the perfect heist, but all have very different ideas about how it's done right. The tension rises as they have to spend a night in jail - after yet another failed heist. However, as the night progresses they have to come to terms with each other, in order to plan the perfect heist.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Incorrigible (1975)
Plot Summary:
Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a sentence that isn't embellished or an outright lie. His life goal is to make enough money to build a sea wall to protect Mont-Saint-Michel. Charlotte, a parole officer, shows up: she's young and seems taken in by Victor. He discovers she lives above the Senlus Museum, where her parents are the curators. With two pals he decides to steal a priceless El Greco triptych and then ransom it back to the cultural ministry. What will Charlotte do when she realizes he's used her to make a fortune?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Abstraction (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tommy and Gary are criminals engaging in grand thefts in order to make ends meet. They are opportunists and have no fear. After a routine robbery goes awry, the friends are forced to put their criminal activity behind them. As Tommy's relationship flourishes with his new girlfriend Scarlet, his economic hardships become obvious. Scarlet soon proposes a notion that will make all their money troubles vanish - the heist of a half a million dollar painting. With just a short window of opportunity, Tommy and Gary design an ambitious plan, one that will ultimately determine their fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, neo noir
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Theft by Deception (2010)
Plot Summary:
In an attempt to save his crumbling marriage, a police detective extorts a recently paroled art thief into stealing valuable paintings to present to his wife as gifts.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective
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Hijacking of Agata (1993)
Plot Summary:
A parliament member's sixteen year old daughter Agatha falls in love and runs away with a convicted young tramp, while her father uses his friends in the government and police to brutally break their happiness.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 497
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags:
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Dark Horse (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Iceland
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sincere, semi serious, bleak, humorous, realistic, inspirational, independent film, black comedy, romantic comedy, offbeat
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She Good Fighter (1995)
Plot Summary:
Dennis Davids is a young, talented and idealistic lawyer in Antwerp, who takes every case at heart, even the pro-deo clients the court assigns for a meager fee. Needless to say he really goes the extra mile, risking his life and his career as his own private detective, in the case of Sandra Van Rompaey, a female kick-boxer who also proves herself as his lover, but is a miserable client, repeatedly violating her probation terms as well as the law.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Old Men: Robbers (1972)
Plot Summary:
An old detective does not want to retire. The only way out is to prove to his boss that he still can catch criminals. The problem is that there were no crimes recently to work on. Together with his retired friend he decides to commit a perfect crime himself and then quickly solve it. Real problems start when a real criminal steals money he has stolen.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective
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Playing God (2021)
Plot Summary:
A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, semi serious
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The Santa Stakeout (2021)
Plot Summary:
Tanya is a police detective who is reluctantly partnered with fellow detective Ryan to solve a recent string of heists taking place during high-profile holiday parties around town.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Aegan (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ajith plays a special task force commander, the kind of squad only used for special tactic operations. A situation arises where he has to get back to his family members. Enthralled with rising emotions and love for his blood brother he decides to stay with that family not revealing his real identity. There he falls in love with a woman of his dreams. He is also a patriotic defender of his motherland. Caught up in a dilemma of romance and emotions he also has to protect his country from the intruders. He is the one and he will succeed but how?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags:
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The Biggest Robbery Never Told (2002)
Plot Summary:
Lucas Santos, named El Santo is petty thief going continuously in and out of jail. Tired of small thefts, he aims to strike a blow that makes him famous and become the star of all media. His wife Lucia, a comprehensive and sweet woman, while awaiting the return of her husband, works as a stripper at a nightclub. Finally, Lucas gathers a band of petty thieves and decides to steal, from the National Museum of Art Reina Sofía, its most valuable painting: Picasso's Guernica.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, not serious, realistic, exciting
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A Clever Crook (2018)
Plot Summary:
Commissioner Beffrois waits for retirement with mixed enthusiasm when a theft of paintings catches his attention.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Vinci (2004)
Plot Summary:
The sophisticated thief of art Robert "Cuma" Cuminski is released on probation from the local prison by the corrupt Doctor Wiaderny to organize the theft of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting "Lady with Ermine" for the dealer Gruby. Three years ago, Cuma was accidentally arrested by the snoopy detective Wilk after a successful heist in the house of the collector Lehman, but he has not ratted his comrade Julian.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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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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Stealing Raden Saleh (2022)
Plot Summary:
To save his father, a master forger sets out to steal an invaluable painting with the help of a motley crew of specialists.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Indonesia, Malaysia
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags:
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Stealing Rembrandt (2002)
Plot Summary:
Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum heist. The painting turns out to be the only original Rembrandt painting in Denmark, and all hell breaks loose. What do you do when you've got Interpol, the Danish police and the entire Danish underworld on your heels? And who was this Rembrandt guy anyway?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy
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Going by the Book (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jeong Do-man is a low-ranking traffic cop whose tendency to do things "by the book" sometimes gets him in trouble, such as when he pulls over his new boss, newly instated police chief Lee Seung-man, and issues him with a traffic ticket. Though surprised and annoyed by the unexpected fine, the police chief has bigger problems; the town of Sampo has been hit by a string of bank robberies, and to reassure the public he decides to carry out a realistic drill which will demonstrate the police force's capability. Do-man is chosen to act out the part of the bank robber, but with his usual fastidious attention to detail he sets out to commit the perfect crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, interesting
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The Good Thief (2002)
Plot Summary:
A compulsive gambler plans the heist of his life - a priceless collection of art from the world-class Casino Riviera in Monte Carlo.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, UK, Ireland, Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, entertaining, clever, stylized, freeze frame, crime drama
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Mifune (1999)
Plot Summary:
Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law´s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart. For one thing he has to deal with his loveable, backward brother, who is now all alone; for another, he meets a stunning woman who comes to the farm as a housekeeper, in disguise of her real profession as a call-girl.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: clever, dark comedy, romantic, psychological, sincere, atmospheric, offbeat, humorous, captivating, realistic
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No Time for Love (2009)
Plot Summary:
Circumstances force the unstructured yet charming Danish Bohemian novelist, Simon, to share his flat in Copenhagen with the very organized and beautiful Swedish lawyer, Malou. Simon dreams of children and a family. Malou is solely focused on her career. Despite being in opposition they warm up to each other. But even though opposites do attract - can they also manage to live together? Against all odds their meeting sets of a chain of events, which will ultimately change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic drama
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Truth About Men (2010)
Plot Summary:
Mads moves into a house with his lovely girlfriend Marie when a sudden pang of doubt strikes him. Is this the meaning of life? Has he lived out all his dreams? He drops everything, moves away from his girlfriend and throws himself into a desperate quest to live out his greatest dreams; a quest to find the meaning of life and the one and only.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, sexual, romantic comedy, meta, sexy
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The Wedding Photographer (2009)
Plot Summary:
When the factory in Molkom shuts down, Robin leaves his beloved hometown to try his luck in Stockholm as a wedding photographer. This experience changes not merely his outlook on life but also his hairstyle.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic
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The Best Man's Wedding (2000)
Plot Summary:
Roro and Måns who are best friends, work at the park management and get to do all the shit jobs - clean up duck ponds and pick up dog poop. Roro's Swedish girlfriend Lisa wants to be introduced to his family but he refuses for a long time because of his Lebanese family traditions. When Roro finally decides to introduce Lisa to his family, he walks into the apartment full of relatives who are.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, touching, intense, funny, sweet, feel good, realistic, romantic, not serious
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Italian for Beginners (2000)
Plot Summary:
A group of strangers find friendship, family and love within an Italian beginners’ course.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, melancholic, romantic comedy, sentimental, feel good, humorous, romantic, realistic, witty, talky
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The Maiden Heist (2009)
Plot Summary:
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, sweet, hilarious, sexy, 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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How to Steal a Million (1966)
Plot Summary:
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, witty, clever, light, exciting, entertaining, cute, talky, funny