20 best movies like High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)

List of the best movies like High Heels and Low Lifes (2001): Plastic, Phir Hera Pheri, Plunkett & MacLeane, 7 Seconds, Stark Raving Mad, The Sweeney, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Best Men, Brannigan, The Cowboy Way.

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Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:41

Sam & Fordy run a credit card fraud scheme, but when they steal from the wrong man, they find themselves threatened by sadistic gangster. They need to raise £5m and pull off a daring diamond heist to clear their debt.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryIndia

Babu Rao, Raju and Shyam, are living happily after having risen from rags to riches. Still, money brings the joy of riches and with it the greed to make more money - and so, with a don as an unknowing investor, Raju initiates a new game.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, comedy, drama, adventure, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:39

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, Romania, Luxembourg, USA

When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:52

Based on the '70s UK TV show, The Sweeney is an action-packed British police thriller from the director of Football Factory. Jack Regan (Ray Winstone), a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter (Ben Drew aka Plan B) they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:01

Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:30

Four tuxedo clad men showing up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after three years in prison and is going straight from the jail to marry his girlfriend. En route to the wedding, one of the men asks to stop by a bank to pick up some cash. As it turns out, he is a wanted bank robber who uses Shakespeare passages during his robberies and thus has become known as "Hamlet". Soon all five men are caught up in the bank and involved in the robbery as they end up in a hostage situation. The hostage negotiator shows up who turns out to be Hamlet's father.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:51

Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up by his lawyer. Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard in order to recapture this mobster with both a price tag on his head and a stuffy old London cop to contend with.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back what is rightfully his. When he finally comes face to face with his longtime friend he will be forced to make a life changing choice.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:32

A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash before it's too late for them both

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:34

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:28

    Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genreaction, comedy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:37

    Incompatible fugitive recovery agents, the flighty Jersey Bellini (Michael Dudikoff) and his more serious-minded female partner, B.B. (Lisa Howard), have, for the last time, ticked off mobster Wald (Tony Curtis) by apprehending his rather inept henchmen just as they are about to commit a robbery or kill one of Wald's enemies. That's when Wald turns their fate over to the ruthless Crazy Carlos (Steve Bacic), with the intention of having Bellini and B.B. killed. But the hapless bounty hunters keep having good luck just when they need it most. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi

    Markimdb: 3
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:08

    Rascals movie is a comedy about the joys of conning where Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn play two cool competing conmen trying to out-scheme each other in consistently amusing and surprising setups. But when both fall for the same girl, the competition reaches an all new level as both men constantly attempt to outwit each other to win over the surprisingly elusive Kangana!

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryItaly

    In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released from jail. He immediately went to Miami, only to be found dead the next day. Now FBI agents Doug Bennet and Steve Forest have been called in to investigate the case while posing as Miami police officers. Somewhere in Miami the third robber is hiding with his $20 million, and he has a seven-year head start on the authorities.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime, biography
    CountryArgentina, USA

    In 2006, a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina. How they robbed the Rio bank is as surprising as what happened afterwards. This is their story.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big Show" Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:10

    A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    In the mean streets of London's East End, a former Serbian commando and a fourteen-year old boy plot revenge against a powerful crime lord and his ruthless lieutenants. As our heroes prepare to take on their enemies, the boy is mentored in the dark arts of assassination and learns the true meaning of friendship, honor and respect.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:45

    An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the ways of the American underworld, it is not long before they have the mafia, the FBI and a couple of street gangs on their backs as they attempt to make their way back to Paris.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
    Duration01:38

    Gary Oldman is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the tradition of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With an all-star cast including Terence Stamp, Elena Anaya, Robert Carlyle and Billy Zane, Dead Fish is a chaotic tale of criminals looking for love, money and revenge that will have you falling out of your chair laughing!

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    The third installment in the successful Bad Ass action-comedy franchise. Bad Asses on the Bayou reunites the dynamic duo, Frank Vega (Danny Trejo) and Bernie Pope (Danny Glover), as they travel to Louisiana to attend the wedding of their dear friend Carmen Gutierrez (Loni Love). What was pictured as a wedding weekend escape to the south turns violently ugly as madness and mayhem ensue, pressing our senior heroes to once again serve justice.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrethriller, comedy, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:57

    Jo is chained down in a dead end supermarket job while all her friends are all out on their own separate adventures. But a chance encounter with some diamond thieves sends their separate worlds on a collision course with not only each other, but fate itself.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

      Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:44

      Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' begin turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike works for the original owner of the drugs and tries to tell himself that since he does not handle the drugs, he is 'clean'. Mike becomes Rita's constant companion.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium, USA, Germany, France
      Duration01:43

      London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
      Duration01:37

      With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:33

        Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryNetherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom

        Bennie, a clumsy criminal who's touchy about his weight, teams up with his adoptive father's biological (serial killer) son, his employees who in his absence turned his snack-bar into a quiche bakery, a suicidal manic-depressive woman and a Yugoslavian who keeps blowing things up unintended. They need to get 300000 Euro to get Bennies father a new liver. Complicating matters are that Bennie is being stalked by gangsters who want him to pay back a debt, the employees are more interested in cooking than in criminality, nobody can communicate with the Yugoslavian, the adoptive and biological son don't get along, and everything that can go wrong does go wrong - leaving a path of damaged buildings, people and - especially - vehicles behind.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genreaction, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA, France
        Duration01:37

        A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
        Duration01:44

        Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
        Duration01:28

        A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genrefantastic, action, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA

        Melvin, a reluctant hero who is far from super, has been suppressing his telekinetic powers for years with booze, drugs, and women. In the process, he has failed at practically everything, most of all as a parent to his son. After a brush with death, Melvin decides to use his powers for good and clean up the streets of New Orleans with the help of his best friend/definitely-not-a-sidekick, Lucille. For a man who can do the impossible, it might be a fight even he can’t win.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:39

        Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, crime, history
        CountryCanada, United Kingdom

        Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:37

        "Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrecomedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

        Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        The Firpo Brothers can get away with anything. They just can't get away!

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

        Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrethriller, comedy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:39

        Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:56

        A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

          Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genreaction, comedy, drama, music, sport
          CountryUSA

          A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.




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