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A Most Violent Year (2014)

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

Directed byJ.C. Chandor

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  1. 01

    Margin Call

    Same director

    2011 · 107 min · Drama · Thriller

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    Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Shot Caller

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 121 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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    A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 03

    The Good Nurse

    Shared cast

    2022 · 121 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  4. 05

    We Own the Night

    Strong story similarity

    2007 · 118 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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    A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: 1980s and new york city
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  5. 07

    The Air I Breathe

    Strong story similarity

    2007 · 95 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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    A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding through four emotional pillars — joy, passion, grief, and love.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  6. 09

    American Hustle

    Shared cast

    2013 · 138 min · Crime · Drama

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    A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  7. 10

    The Yards

    Strong story similarity

    2000 · 115 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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    In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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