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Plot Summary:
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: romantic, witty, sexy, suspense, detective, entertaining, surprise ending, erotic, exciting, realistic
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Incognito (1997)
Plot Summary:
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, enigmatic, intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, erotic, stylized, neo noir
Similar in 86%
Klash (1995)
Plot Summary:
Reggae music is featured in this romantic thriller set in Jamaica. Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito), a photojournalist, is assigned by a U.S. music magazine to cover a battle of the bands in Jamaica. There he becomes involved with the seductive Blossom (Jasmine Guy) who works for Mr. Lee (Lucien Chen), a crime boss. Lee is planning to rob the concert box office. Blossom tries to convince Stoney to help her steal the money from Lee and escape to another island paradise. Interspersed amongst the action are many clips of the reggae bands as they musically battle it out.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Crime, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Jamaica
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 83%
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
Similar in 81%
Thick as Thieves (2009)
Plot Summary:
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, clever, absurd, tricky, suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, humorous
Similar in 77%
Duplicity (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two romantically-engaged corporate spies team up to manipulate a corporate race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and enable them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: clever, sexy, romantic, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, humorous, stylized, semi serious, witty
Similar in 89%
Ransom (1996)
Plot Summary:
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense, intense, realistic, serious, psychological thriller, mind bending, breathtaking
Similar in 88%
The Hot Spot (1990)
Plot Summary:
A loner moves in to a small Texas town, finds himself a job, and sets about plotting to rob the local bank.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, psychosexual thriller, psychological, slasher, sensual, visually stunning
Similar in 84%
Out of Sight (1998)
Plot Summary:
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law. Variety hails Out of Sight as "a sly, sexy, vastly entertaining film.".
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: sexy, neo noir, romantic, entertaining, light, talky, stylized, erotic, offbeat, feel good
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Get Shorty (1995)
Plot Summary:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, clever, intense, light, suspense, entertaining, witty, talky, dark comedy
Similar in 76%
Body Heat (1981)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: neo noir, sexy, sexual, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, detective, tense, surprise ending, intense
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Confidence (2003)
Plot Summary:
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, clever, suspense, tricky, contemplative, suspenseful, neo noir, stylized, surprise ending, detective
Similar in 77%
House of Games (1987)
Plot Summary:
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, clever, suspenseful, surprise ending, tricky, serious, suspense, mindfuck, tense
Similar in 78%
Charade (1963)
Plot Summary:
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines. But why does Peter keep changing his name?.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, humorous, atmospheric, exciting, feel good, entertaining, clever, witty, funny
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Shade (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, clever, tense, intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic, mind blowing
Similar in 85%
Entrapment (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 122000
Genere: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, sexy, exciting, clever, entertaining, tense, semi serious, neo noir, surprise ending, realistic
Similar in 78%
The Art of the Steal (2013)
Plot Summary:
Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: clever, tricky, entertaining, witty, exciting, humorous, realistic, visually appealing, hilarious, twisted
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Plot Summary:
Young businessman, Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, romantic, detective, visual, exciting, sexy, suspenseful, witty, stylized, crime drama
Similar in 83%
Swordfish (2001)
Plot Summary:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, exciting, sexy, entertaining, neo noir, suspenseful, action packed, cyber, action thriller
Similar in 85%
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Plot Summary:
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he's got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 363000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: clever, entertaining, exciting, suspense, witty, funny, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Man on a Ledge (2012)
Plot Summary:
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 157000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, tense, tricky, clever, entertaining, psychological
Similar in 75%
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Plot Summary:
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 408000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: entertaining, clever, suspense, stylized, exciting, intellectual, tricky, realistic, suspenseful, non-linear
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Money Heist (2017)
Plot Summary:
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 516000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, intense, tense, suspenseful, epic, enigmatic, emotional, surprise ending, clever
Similar in 81%
The Town (2010)
Plot Summary:
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 410000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, captivating, serious, crime thriller, clever, neo noir, rough, stylized, action packed
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The Last Seduction (1994)
Plot Summary:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sexy, neo noir, erotic, sexual, suspense, black comedy, tense, suspenseful, sensual, psychological
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Deception (2008)
Plot Summary:
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, suspense, suspenseful, serious, sensual, neo noir, surprise ending, psychosexual thriller, twisted, erotic
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Focus (2015)
Plot Summary:
Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 270000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, entertaining, unusual plot structure, sexy, clever, tricky, intense, humorous, semi serious
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The Best Offer (2013)
Plot Summary:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic, captivating, serious, cerebral, suspense, tense
Similar in 76%
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
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Plot Summary:
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 607000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, suspense, tense, funny, light, feel good, tricky
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Inside Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an army of police surrounding the bank, the thief, the cop and a high-profile 'fixer' enter high-stakes negotiations.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 392000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: clever, detective, tricky, suspense, twisted, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, neo noir