Movies like Pulp Fiction

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   Jackie Brown

   Same director

   1997 · 154 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • shared themes: los angeles, california and neo-noir

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   Reservoir Dogs

   Same director

   1992 · 99 min · Crime · Thriller

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   A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • several principal cast members

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   Equilibrium

   Strong story similarity

   2002 · 107 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: Miramax

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   Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

   Shared cast

   1995 · 116 min · Crime · Drama

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   Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a principal cast member
   • a closely matched era

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   King of New York

   Shared cast

   1990 · 103 min · Crime · Thriller

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   A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

   Why it connects

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

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   Boogie Nights

   Strong story similarity

   1997 · 156 min · Comedy · Drama

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   In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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   Menace II Society

   Strong story similarity

   1993 · 97 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: aggressive and drug dealer
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Casino

   Strong story similarity

   1995 · 179 min · Crime · Drama

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   In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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   Sin City

   Shared cast

   2005 · 124 min · Crime · Thriller

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   Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a principal cast member
   • shared production studio: Miramax

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    Falling Down

    Strong story similarity

    1993 · 113 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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    An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: aggressive and disturbed
    • substantial genre overlap

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