Highest-Rated Movies about 'Purse Snatcher'

The Lost Weekend (1945), The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009), Take the Money and Run (1969), The Driver (1978), New Police Story (2004), Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), 2 Days in Paris (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Purse Snatcher movies.

#1. The Lost Weekend (1945)

Storyline: Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the worst; but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen, he begins a four-day bender. In flashbacks we see past events, all gone wrong because of the bottle. But this bout looks like being his last...one way or the other.

Plot Keywords: suicidal thoughts, alcoholism, alcoholic, delirium, desperation, low self esteem, drunkard ...

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#2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)

Storyline: After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

Plot Keywords: confinement, strong female character, strong female lead, doctor patient relationship, hospital room, psychiatry, cell phone ...

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#3. Take the Money and Run (1969)

Storyline: This film is presented as a documentary on the life of an incompetent, petty criminal called Virgil Starkwell. It describes the early childhood and youth of Virgil, his failure at a musical career, and his obsession with bank robberies. The film uses a voice over narrative and interviews with his family, friends and acquaintances.

Plot Keywords: independent film, fbi, fugitive, hostage, hotel, job interview, love at first sight ...

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#4. The Driver (1978)

Storyline: "The Driver" is a specialist in a rare business: he drives getaway cars in robberies. His exceptional talent prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police, a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises remission of punishment to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from "The Player" (Isabelle) to mislead the detective.

Plot Keywords: suspense, sunglasses, manipulation, sting operation, maverick cop, pickup truck, stealing a car ...

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#5. New Police Story (2004)

Storyline: Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal.

Plot Keywords: police brutality, bus, roller skating, skateboard, skyscraper, bicycle, chase ...

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#6. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)

Storyline: A physics professor approaching middle age decides to change his life with unexpected results. A rising young prosecuting attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single careless act while distracted. A woman reluctantly faces her husband's infidelity. An envious insurance claims manager with family problems seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker, but has second thoughts. And an optimistic young cleaning woman awaits a miracle, only to have her faith shaken by a traumatic event. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have pondered throughout history: What is happiness, and how does one achieve it?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: happiness, multiple storyline, new york city, attorney, professor, co worker, college ...

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#7. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Storyline: The Muppets graduate from college and decide to take their senior revue on the road. They hit the streets of Manhattan trying to sell their show to producers, finally finding one young and idealistic enough to take their show. After several mishaps and much confusion, things begin to come together for them.

Plot Keywords: penguin, nursery, new job, multiple cameos, movie theater, mouth to mouth resuscitation, missing person ...

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#8. 2 Days in Paris (2007)

Storyline: 2 Jours - 2 Days follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple - a French photographer Marion and American interior designer Jack - as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out, - they both came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English-speaking parents, flirtatious ex-boyfriends, and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only adds fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing?

Plot Keywords: french, number in title, male nudity, chest hair, penis, europe, vacation ...

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#9. Body Double (1984)

Storyline: Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the arrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police.

Plot Keywords: female nudity, female frontal nudity, coitus, copulation, female removes her clothes, body double, lust ...

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#10. Super (2010)

Storyline: Frank Darrbo is a hapless fry cook. When his wife Sarah falls off the wagon and dumps him for Jacques, a drug dealer, Frank tries to get her back by reporting her kidnapped, grabbing her from Jacques' car, and wailing for her to return. After watching Christian TV and having a vision, he becomes a superhero to fight evil. He sews a costume, finds a weapon (a pipe wrench) and looks for crimes to stop. He has problems: his wrench inflicts real injury, so the cops want him for being a vigilante, his sense of boundaries is flawed, and Jacques' gang has guns. Libby, a clerk at a comic book store, becomes his sidekick, and it's time to go save Sarah. What chance do they have?

Plot Keywords: black comedy, female on male rape, absurdism, masked hero, superhero costume, independent film, drug dealer ...

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#11. Sliding Doors (1998)

Storyline: In London, the public relation Helen is fired from her position in a PR company. While returning home, she does not catch the train in the subway. But in another possibility of her life, she catches the train in the subway. The story shows two parallel lives of Helen: in one life, she stays with her boyfriend Gerry, and in the other life, she finds that Gerry cheats her with Lydia and falls in love with James Hammerton.

Plot Keywords: serendipity, destiny, vodka, caught having sex, brandy, birthday, lesbian ...

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#12. Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)

Storyline: From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: police, prostitute, police brutality, new york city, cop killer, bronx new york city, police station ...

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#13. Subway (1985)

Storyline: Fred is living in the Paris Metro system. He is blackmailing Helena, whose safe he has robbed. Fred has various 'friends' all living in this surreal setting. The Roller is a rollerskating bag snatcher and Big Bill is a 'strongman'. The blackmail and Freds relationship with Helena and her heavies make up the bulk of the plot but on the side are Freds attempts to start a band using buskers from the Metro.

Plot Keywords: subway, surprise ending, paris france, blackmail, band, police officer, revenge ...

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#15. Avalon (2001)

Storyline: In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?

Plot Keywords: helicopter, obsession, goggles, military, island, competition, weapon ...

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