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Heist, crime film, heist film, thriller film
Ten years after the Horsemen's last performance, three young illusionists—Charlie, Bosco, and June—impersonate the Horsemen using deepfakes and holograms to drain a corrupt cryptocurrency exchange owner's wallet and share the stolen funds.…
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Sci-Fi, Super Hero, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, superhero film, thriller film
A gang of masked criminals rob a mafia-owned bank in Gotham City, betraying and killing each other until the sole survivor, the Joker, reveals himself as the mastermind and escapes with the money. The vigilante Batman, district attorney Ha…
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Action, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, heist film, mystery film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, thriller film
Dom Cobb and Arthur are "extractors" who perform corporate espionage using experimental dream-sharing technology to infiltrate their targets' subconscious and extract information. Their latest target, Saito, is impressed with Cobb's abilit…
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Dark Comedy, Gangster Film, Thriller, action film, action thriller, black comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, gangster film, independent film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
A young Butch Coolidge is visited by Captain Koons, an Air Force pilot. Koons reveals a gold watch to Butch and explains that the watch is a family heirloom and belonged to Butch's father, who served with Koons and died in a POW camp in th…
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Action, Drama, Gangster Film, Heist, Thriller, action film, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, epic film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
Neil McCauley, a Los Angeles professional thief, and his crew—Chris Shiherlis, Michael Cheritto, Gilbert Trejo, and new recruit Waingro—rob $1.6 million in bearer bonds from an armored car. Waingro, who unbeknownst to McCauley is an active…
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Biographical picture, Criminal Comedy Film, biographical film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, heist film
In 1969, FBI agent Carl Hanratty arrives in Marseille, France, to pick up prisoner Frank Abagnale Jr., who has fallen ill due to the prison's poor conditions. In a flashback, Frank is living in New Rochelle, New York, with his father, Fran…
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Heist, crime film, heist film
Four highly talented magicians—J. Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, and Jack Wilder—each receive a flash card leading them to an apartment in New York City. There, they discover holographic instructions from an unknown benefac…
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Political Drama, Political Satire, Social Drama, action film, arthouse science fiction film, black comedy film, comedy drama, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, dystopian film, exploitation film, mystery film, prison film, satirical film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
thumb|right|Human furniture from the Korova milk bar, where the "milk-plus" was served In a futuristic Britain, Alex DeLarge is leader of a gang of "droogs": Georgie, Dim, and Pete. They engage in an intoxicated evening of "ultra-violence"…
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Action, Christmas film, action film, action thriller, heist film
On Christmas Eve, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, at a party held by her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation. He is driven to Nakatomi…
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Gangster Film, Mysterie, action film, crime drama film, crime thriller film, detective film, drama film, flashback film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
While lying badly wounded on a ship docked in San Pedro Bay, career criminal Dean Keaton is shot dead by a shadowy figure whom he calls "Keyser." The police recover 27 bodies and two survivors from the ship: Arkosh Kovash ("Ákos Kovács"), …
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Action, action film, black comedy film, comedy film, thriller film, vigilante film
Hutch Mansell sits inside an interrogation room, heavily bruised and injured. Two FBI agents interrogate him about his identity; Hutch responds that he is simply "nobody". In a flashback, Hutch leads an ordinary, mundane life as an office …
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Sci-Fi, Super Hero
Thousands of years ago, five African tribes warred over a meteorite containing the metal vibranium. One warrior ingests a "heart-shaped herb" affected by the metal and gains superhuman abilities, becoming the first "Black Panther". He unit…
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Action, Gangster Film, Thriller, crime film, crime thriller film
Professional thieves Parker and Philly lead a heist at a racetrack count room, but an employee kills one of the thieves and wounds Philly, driving away with the stolen money and his family. Parker pursues him onto the racetrack and shoots …
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film, vigilante film
Robert McCall, a former Marine and retired DIA/DCS officer, lives in Boston and works at a big-box home improvement store. He helps his colleague Ralphie train to become a security guard. Unable to sleep, McCall often spends late nights re…
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Heist, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, action film, biographical film, black comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, docudrama, drama film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, suspense film, thriller film
On August 22, 1972, first-time crook Sonny Wortzik and his friends Salvatore "Sal" Naturile and Stevie attempt to rob the First Brooklyn Savings Bank. The plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve and flees. Sonny discovers th…
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Heist, action film, adventure film, comedy film, crime film, heist film, mystery film, thriller film
Eighteen months after escaping the FBI, the fugitive Four Horsemen—J. Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Jack Wilder, and new member Lula May—await orders from the Eye, the secret society of magicians. Their handler, FBI Special Agent Dylan S…
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Computeranimation, comedy film, heist film
Following the defeat of Professor Marmalade and their release from prison, the Bad Guys have reformed, but they struggle to fit into society. Wolf, Shark, Piranha, and Tarantula unsuccessfully apply for jobs while Snake is frequently absen…
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Action, Drama, Film Noir, Gangster Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, neo-noir, thriller film
A man in Los Angeles (billed as "The Driver") works as a mechanic, stunt double, and criminal-for-hire getaway driver. His jobs are all managed by auto shop owner Shannon, who persuades Jewish-American mobster Bernie Rose and his half-Ital…
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Action, action film, thriller film
A team of agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) raids a tunnel used to funnel drugs. The team, led by Agents Ray Seale and Andre Washburn, comes under heavy fire, and an agent is killed. Ray's son, Cody, belongs to a friend group o…
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Mafia Film, Political Drama, Western film, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, documentary film, drama film, epic film, flashback film, gangster film, historical drama film, historical film, period drama film, thriller film
In the 1930s, three thugs search for a man named "Noodles". Noodles is drugging himself in an opium den with a newspaper next to him featuring the deaths of bootleggers Patrick Goldberg, Philip Stein and Maximilian Bercovicz. He recalls th…
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Caper-Movie, Komödie, action film, adventure film, comedy film, heist film, mystery film
Professional thief Danny Ocean is paroled after four years in a New Jersey prison. He breaks his parole by traveling to Los Angeles and reunites with friend and colleague Rusty Ryan. They travel to Las Vegas to secure financial backing fro…
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Dark Comedy, Heist, Thriller, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy drama, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, flashback film, gangster film, heist film, independent film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
Eight men planning to rob a jewelry store for a diamond shipment eat breakfast at a diner. To pull off the heist, boss Joe Cabot assembles six experienced robbers who are strangers to each other. Joe and his son, "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot, ha…
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Drama, Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, heist film
Four lifelong friends from Charlestown, Boston—mild-mannered Doug MacRay, volatile James "Jem" Coughlin, Albert "Gloansy" MacGloan, and Desmond "Dez" Elden—rob a bank wearing latex skeleton masks. Against Doug's wishes, Jem takes bank mana…
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Animation, Komödie, children's film, comedy film, heist film
Minions are small, yellow pill-shaped creatures which have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into beings which exist only to serve history's most despicable masters, but they are very clumsy and end…
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