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Street Smart (1987)

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

Directed byJerry Schatzberg

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    Homicide

    Strong story similarity

    1991 · 101 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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    While investigating the ruthless murder of an elderly woman, a Jewish police detective unravels a bizarre conspiracy involving a Zionist organization.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Fear City

    Strong story similarity

    1984 · 95 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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    Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    The Banker

    Strong story similarity

    1990 · 92 min · Crime · Thriller

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    High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: prostitute and reporter
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    Victims

    Strong story similarity

    1982 · 92 min · Drama · Horror · TV Movie · Thriller

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    A serial rapist gets acquitted of his crimes due to a police mishandling of the investigation. His victims decide to turn the tables on him and begin stalking him.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared genre DNA
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    Deceiver

    Strong story similarity

    1997 · 106 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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    The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

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