Top 20 movies like The Boost

The Boost

Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".

The Boost is of 1 hour(s) and 35 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Hemdale Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures. It was released on 1988-12-23. It has the tagline: Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them. It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaRomance

1. The Dirty Picture (The Dirty Picture)

The Dirty Picture

After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.

It has an average vote of 6.312 on TMDB.

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2. Love Crimes

Love Crimes

An Atlanta prosecutor sets her own trap for a sex offender who poses as a famous photographer.

It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.

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3. Repulsion

Repulsion

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia . When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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4. Heathers

Heathers

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

It has an average vote of 7.308 on TMDB.

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5. Coming to America

Coming to America

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

It has an average vote of 6.879 on TMDB.

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6. The Terminal

The Terminal

Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.

It has an average vote of 7.343 on TMDB.

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7. Scarface

Scarface

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.

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8. Parasite (기생충)

Parasite

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

It has an average vote of 8.509 on TMDB.

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9. A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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10. Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.

It has an average vote of 8.151 on TMDB.

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11. Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)

Spirited Away

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

It has an average vote of 8.537 on TMDB.

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12. It

It

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

It has an average vote of 7.239 on TMDB.

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13. Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

It has an average vote of 7.49 on TMDB.

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14. Joker

Joker

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

It has an average vote of 8.161 on TMDB.

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15. The Lobster

The Lobster

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

It has an average vote of 7.045 on TMDB.

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16. The Matrix

The Matrix

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

It has an average vote of 8.217 on TMDB.

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17. Oldboy (올드보이)

Oldboy

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

It has an average vote of 8.255 on TMDB.

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18. mid90s

mid90s

In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.

It has an average vote of 7.496 on TMDB.

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19. Irreversible (Irréversible)

Irreversible

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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20. Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot le fou)

Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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