swap_horiz Mafioso Alternatives

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Made in Hong Kong

Made in Hong Kong is Fruit Chan's 1997 independent drama, produced by Andy Lau and winner of Best Picture at the 1998 Ho...

Youth INDIE Gangster 1990S

8.1 Great

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El Infierno

El Infierno is a 2010 Mexican black-comedy crime film by Luis Estrada, notable for satirizing drug-war violence during M...

Satire Mexican 2010S Cartel

7.8 Good

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Hiroshima Death Match

Hiroshima Death Match is the 1973 second Battles Without Honor and Humanity film by Kinji Fukasaku, centered on hitman S...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Sequel

7.8 Good

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The Long Arm of the Law

Long Arm of the Law is a 1984 Hong Kong crime film by Johnny Mak, ranked No. 6 in the 2005 Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictu...

Crime Gangster 1980S Hong Kong

7.7 Good

5

God of Gamblers

God of Gamblers is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy by Wong Jing, starring Chow Yun-fat as Ko Chun and launching a major g...

Action 1980S Gambling Hong Kong

7.6 Good

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Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast is Seijun Suzuki's 1963 Japanese yakuza film for Nikkatsu, starring Jo Shishido in a Tokyo gangland r...

Japanese Yakuza Noir 1960S

7.5 Good

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Black Souls

Black Souls is a 2014 Italian crime drama by Francesco Munzi, notable for adapting Gioacchino Criaco's novel about a Cal...

Italian Family 2010S Calabria

7.4 Good

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A Better Tomorrow II

A Better Tomorrow II is a 1987 Hong Kong action crime film by John Woo, notable as a heroic-bloodshed sequel with Chow Y...

Action 1980S Sequel Hong Kong

7.4 Good

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Full Contact

Full Contact is a 1992 Hong Kong action film by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-fat in a Bangkok revenge story that became...

Action Revenge Gangster 1990S

7.4 Good

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As Tears Go By

As Tears Go By is Wong Kar-wai's 1988 Hong Kong directorial debut, a Mong Kok triad drama starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheu...

Crime Romance 1980S Hong Kong

7.4 Good

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Friend

Friend is Kwak Kyung-taek's 2001 South Korean Busan gangster drama, a semi-autobiographical hit that set a domestic box-...

Korean Gangster 2000S Friendship

7.4 Good

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Proxy War

Proxy War is the 1973 third Battles Without Honor and Humanity film by Kinji Fukasaku, leading into the early-1960s Hiro...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Sequel

7.4 Good

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The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl is a 1968 Italian crime film by Damiano Damiani, notable for adapting Leonardo Sciascia's Mafia novel...

Italian Political 1960S Mafia

7.3 Good

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Piranhas

Piranhas is a 2019 Italian crime film directed by Claudio Giovannesi, notable for adapting Roberto Saviano's novel about...

Italian Youth Naples 2010S

6.9 Fair

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Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano is a 1973 crime docudrama directed by Francesco Rosi, notable for examining the deported American mob boss...

Italian 1970S Biographical Mafia

6.7 Fair

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Mafia Inc.

Mafia Inc. is a 2019 Canadian crime drama directed by Podz, notable for adapting a nonfiction account of Montreal Mafia...

Canadian Montreal 2010S Mafia

6.6 Fair

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Al Capone

Al Capone is a 1959 American biographical crime film directed by Richard Wilson, notable for Rod Steiger's portrayal of...

American Chicago Biographical 1950S

6.4 Fair

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Witness to the Mob

Witness to the Mob is a 1998 American television crime film about Sammy Gravano, notable for tracing the Gambino family'...

American New York 1990S Biographical

6.4 Fair

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The Immortal

The Immortal is a 2019 Italian crime film directed by Marco D'Amore, notable as a Gomorrah spin-off centered on Ciro Di...

Italian Naples Spin Off 2010S

6.4 Fair

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The Ruthless

The Ruthless is a 2019 Italian crime film directed by Renato De Maria, notable for following a Milanese gangster's rise...

Italian Organized Crime Gangster Milan

6.1 Fair