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Films like Marty Supreme (2025)

Published: Feb 24, 2026

This collection brings together films similar to Marty Supreme (2025): black comedies, crime dramas, and tense adventure stories centered on an amoral antihero who, in pursuit of success, gets pulled ever deeper into lies, risky schemes, betrayal, and moral compromise. Many of these films echo Marty Supreme not through their sports backdrop, but through their jittery, escalating tension, sense of chaos, and constant spiral of mounting problems — in the spirit of the Safdie brothers’ films.

The Wolf of Wall Street

1. The Wolf of Wall Street

Crime Drama Comedy
8.2

2013 · 3h

United States

Director: Martin Scorsese

Broker Jordan Belfort and his friend Donnie start their own brokerage firm. They make money selling penny stocks and blow it all on girls, alcohol, and drugs—until the FBI finally takes an interest in the company.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Bleakness, Themes, Tone

Shared keywords

Moral compromise, Ambition, Moral descent spiral, Criminal rise and fall

Style

Pacing
85%
Humor
70%
Darkness
70%

Uncut Gems

2. Uncut Gems

Drama Thriller Crime
7.4

2019 · 2h 16min

United States

Director: Benny Safdie

Howard Ratner, a gambling-addicted jewelry store owner, gets into serious trouble because he owes a large debt to gangsters. Things get worse when, instead of paying up, Howard decides to chase his luck with sports bets.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Complexity, Tropes, Themes

Notable differences: Bleakness (+13%), Darkness (+14%), Tension (+40%), Humor (-47%)

Shared keywords

Moral ambiguity, Moral compromise

Style

Tension
95%
Pacing
86%
Bleakness
78%

I, Tonya

3. I, Tonya

Drama Comedy
7.5

2017 · 2h

United States

Director: Craig Gillespie

American figure skater Tonya is one step away from Olympic glory. To make sure it happens, there’s only one thing left: get rid of her rival—and Tonya will stop at nothing on her way to fame.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Bleakness, Pacing, Tropes, Themes

Notable differences: Darkness (+12%), Tension (+11%), Humor (-13%), Complexity (+15%)

Shared keywords

Moral ambiguity, Competition, Sport

Style

Pacing
74%
Darkness
72%
Complexity
70%

Burn After Reading

4. Burn After Reading

Comedy Drama
7.0

2008 · 1h 36min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Ethan Coen

A fired CIA agent, trying to get through a personal crisis, writes memoirs that include classified information. Through a run of bad luck, the disk with his manuscript ends up in the hands of employees at a gym, who decide to cash in on it.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Darkness, Tension, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Pacing (-18%)

Shared keywords

Dark comedy, Absurd

Style

Humor
78%
Darkness
65%
Pacing
62%

Good Time

5. Good Time

Crime Thriller Drama
7.3

2017 · 1h 42min

United States

Director: Benny Safdie

A bank robbery by two brothers, Connie and Nick, turns into a disaster: Nick ends up in prison and most of the money is lost without a trace. Connie will do anything to find the cash and get his brother out—but they only have until morning.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Bleakness, Conflict, Tropes

Notable differences: Darkness (+18%), Tension (+37%), Humor (-57%), Action (+17%)

Shared keywords

Robbery, Moral ambiguity

Style

Tension
92%
Pacing
84%
Darkness
78%

War Dogs

6. War Dogs

Comedy Crime Drama
7.1

2016 · 1h 54min

United States

Director: Todd Phillips

Based on real events, the film tells the story of two friends who manage to land a Pentagon contract worth $300 million to supply weapons to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Pacing, Bleakness, Themes, Tone

Notable differences: Tension (+15%)

Shared keywords

Dark comedy, Betrayal, Moral ambiguity, Moral compromise, Criminal rise and fall

Style

Pacing
72%
Tension
70%
Humor
65%

Challengers

7. Challengers

Drama Romance
7.0

2024 · 2h 12min

United States, Italy

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, has led her husband to championship success. He’s going through a rough patch in his career, and to boost his morale and confidence, they enter an ATP Challenger tournament. But the field also includes Tashi’s ex-boyfriend—who’s also her husband’s former best friend.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Pacing, Tropes, Conflict

Notable differences: Bleakness (-30%), Tension (+23%), Humor (-57%), Complexity (+13%), Romance (+29%)

Shared keywords

Betrayal, Competition, Sport

Style

Tension
78%
Romance
74%
Pacing
72%

Snatch

8. Snatch

Crime Comedy
8.2

2000 · 1h 43min

United Kingdom

Director: Guy Ritchie

Four-Finger Frankie is supposed to deliver a stolen diamond from the U.S. to England for his boss, but while placing a bet at a bookie, he’s kidnapped by gangsters who want the stone for themselves.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Pacing, Humor, Themes, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-20%), Tension (+15%), Complexity (+13%)

Shared keywords

Dark comedy, Betrayal, Moral compromise, Cynical, Sport

Style

Pacing
78%
Humor
72%
Tension
70%

Caught Stealing

9. Caught Stealing

Crime Thriller Comedy
7.0

2025 · 1h 47min

United States

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Former baseball player Hank Thompson lives a quiet, ordinary life and works as a bartender. One day his punk neighbor asks him to watch his cat for a few days because he has to leave town. From then on, Hank’s life takes a hard turn, and without meaning to, he ends up at the center of a criminal mess.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Bleakness, Pacing, Tropes, Conflict

Notable differences: Darkness (+15%), Tension (+30%), Humor (-35%), Violence (+25%), Action (+25%)

Shared keywords

Betrayal, Moral ambiguity

Style

Pacing
90%
Tension
85%
Violence
80%

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

10. I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

Thriller Drama Crime Comedy
6.9

2017 · 1h 36min

United States

Director: Macon Blair

Burglars break into the home of an eccentric woman and steal her grandmother’s silverware. When the police won’t take her complaints seriously, she teams up with a slightly unhinged neighbor to teach the criminals a lesson.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Bleakness, Darkness, Tone, Conflict

Notable differences: Tension (+15%), Pacing (-17%), Humor (-20%)

Shared keywords

Dark comedy, Moral ambiguity, Absurd

Style

Tension
70%
Darkness
68%
Pacing
63%

RocknRolla

11. RocknRolla

Action Crime Thriller
7.2

2008 · 1h 54min

United States, France

Director: Guy Ritchie

A Russian gangster pulls off a shady real-estate scam, and suddenly millions of dollars are within easy reach—supposedly up for grabs by anyone. It drags practically the entire London underworld into a criminal race for the money.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Darkness, Humor, Tropes, Themes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-20%), Action (+17%), Complexity (+13%)

Shared keywords

Betrayal, Cynical

Style

Pacing
78%
Humor
70%
Complexity
68%

About the movie Marty Supreme (2025)

Marty Supreme plot: Young athlete Marty Mauser is trying to raise money and make it to a prestigious ping-pong tournament to prove to the world he’s the best. In pursuit of his dream, he won’t stop at anything and is willing to use any means to get what he wants.

Keywords: Dark comedy, Robbery, Crime drama, Betrayal, Moral ambiguity, Absurd, Moral compromise, Ambition, Quest, Moral descent spiral

Style characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Bleakness, Darkness