Top 20 movies like The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

The Two Jakes is of 2 hour(s) and 17 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Paramount. It was released on 1990-08-10. It has the tagline: They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money. It has an average vote of 5.95 on TMDB.

Genres: CrimeDramaMystery

1. Drums of Fire (La batalla de los tres reyes)

Drums of Fire

(La batalla de los tres reyes)

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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2. Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies

Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies

Recorded at Brighton Dome as part of his twice extended sell-out Dingledodies tour , the show sees the star of Mock the Week and Russell Howard’s Good News share his observations on life. Packed with his trademark mix of eloquent gags and deft storytelling this is the critically acclaimed show from one of the hottest names in stand-up.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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3. Black Sunday

Black Sunday

An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.

It has an average vote of 6.66 on TMDB.

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4. Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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5. Hoffa

Hoffa

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

It has an average vote of 6.247 on TMDB.

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6. Reds

Reds

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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7. In a Better World (Hævnen)

In a Better World

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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8. The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

It has an average vote of 6.539 on TMDB.

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9. Instinct

Instinct

In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.

It has an average vote of 6.439 on TMDB.

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10. Crime Busters (I due superpiedi quasi piatti)

Crime Busters

An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.

It has an average vote of 6.944 on TMDB.

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11. American Gigolo

American Gigolo

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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12. The White Tiger

The White Tiger

An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.

It has an average vote of 6.961 on TMDB.

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13. Witness

Witness

A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit, and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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14. Suburra (Suburra)

Suburra

A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.

It has an average vote of 7.296 on TMDB.

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15. Gold

Gold

Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

It has an average vote of 6.62 on TMDB.

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16. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

It has an average vote of 6.97 on TMDB.

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17. Escape from Pretoria

Escape from Pretoria

South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

It has an average vote of 7.224 on TMDB.

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18. Hellraiser

Hellraiser

Hedonist Frank Cotton finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, who open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

It has an average vote of 6.885 on TMDB.

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19. A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.

It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.

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20. It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

It has an average vote of 8.271 on TMDB.

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