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Plot Summary:
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, suspenseful, intense, semi serious, witty, harsh, clever, spiritual
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The Bag Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
A criminal waits in a seedy motel and waits for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bahamas, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological, neo noir, suspense, independent film, surprise ending, extraordinary
Similar in 87%
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, black comedy, dark comedy, psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, cynical
Similar in 83%
Nobel Son (2007)
Plot Summary:
Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: semi serious, suspenseful, dark comedy, suspense, black comedy, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, fast
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Novocaine (2001)
Plot Summary:
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, humorous, captivating, clever, suspense, cult classic, offbeat
Similar in 82%
Big Nothing (2006)
Plot Summary:
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, absurd, black comedy, talky, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, hilarious, dark, action comedy
Similar in 75%
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
Similar in 80%
Miami Blues (1990)
Plot Summary:
When Fred gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student Susie. Opposing Fred is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: neo noir, harsh, bloody, witty, stylized, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, cult classic
Similar in 79%
Birthday Girl (2001)
Plot Summary:
A shy bank clerk orders a Russian mail order bride, and finds his life turned upside down.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, harsh, tense, suspenseful, suspense, dark comedy, enigmatic, realistic, erotic, black comedy
Similar in 86%
Bad Santa (2003)
Plot Summary:
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, funny, humorous, black comedy, hilarious, cult classic, entertaining, independent film, clever, scary
Similar in 81%
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
Similar in 81%
Homegrown (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know enough to run, taking with them enough of the crop to pay them for services rendered. Hooking up with go-between Lucy in the next town, they plot their next move.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, stylized, realistic, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, funny, clever, enigmatic, feel good
Similar in 79%
The Big White (2005)
Plot Summary:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, clever, realistic, black comedy, cult classic, hilarious, tense, funny, dark
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Striptease (1996)
Plot Summary:
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, touching, sexual, intense, detective, black comedy, sensual, neo noir, sex comedy
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Criminal (2004)
Plot Summary:
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tricky, psychological, talky, tense, humorous, realistic, witty, clever, psychological thriller
Similar in 83%
The Grifters (1990)
Plot Summary:
A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, tense, atmospheric, suspense, intense, serious, bleak, suspenseful, stylized
Similar in 82%
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Plot Summary:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal, black comedy, funny, witty, clever, cult classic
Similar in 79%
Suicide Kings (1997)
Plot Summary:
Christopher Walken shines in this cult-favorite dark comedy as Charlie, a former mobster who is abducted by five privileged young men (Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas) desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Charlie plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, tense, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, black comedy, rough, twisted, surprise ending, dark
Similar in 87%
One False Move (1991)
Plot Summary:
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film, atmospheric, disturbing, intense, rough, serious
Similar in 78%
Heist (2001)
Plot Summary:
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane and their utility man, Pinky Pincus find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, clever, tricky, neo noir, serious, witty, talky, crime drama, cult classic
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2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Plot Summary:
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, erotic, witty, intense, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, neo noir, detective, black comedy
Similar in 78%
Killing Them Softly (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, tense, intense, bleak, independent film, dark comedy, rough, bloody, political
Similar in 79%
Payback (1999)
Plot Summary:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, black comedy, exciting, rough, suspenseful, bloody, entertaining, action packed, clever
Similar in 78%
The Drop (2014)
Plot Summary:
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, tense, realistic, suspense, cerebral, clever, atmospheric, tricky, crime thriller
Similar in 89%
Red Rock West (1993)
Plot Summary:
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, sexy, atmospheric, road movie, suspense, rough, independent film, black comedy, clever
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Best Laid Plans (1999)
Plot Summary:
Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, tricky, cynical, psychological, clever, crime drama, twisted, independent film
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Blood Simple (1984)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, independent film, tense, cult classic, atmospheric, dark comedy, serious
Similar in 79%
Jackie Brown (1997)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan—with help from a bail bondsman—to keep the money for herself. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel “Rum Punch”.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: suspense, stylized, serious, tense, talky, cult classic, dark comedy, rough, suspenseful, bloody
Similar in 78%
A Simple Plan (1998)
Plot Summary:
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA, Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, tense, bleak, realistic, dark comedy, disturbing, serious
Similar in 84%
Fargo (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 711000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, clever, independent film, funny, absurd
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Middle Men (2009)
Plot Summary:
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: entertaining, erotic, humorous, stylized, semi serious, light, social, dark comedy, crime drama, realistic