swap_horiz The Ruthless 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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Mafioso

Mafioso is a 1962 Italian black-comedy crime film directed by Alberto Lattuada, notable for sending Alberto Sordi's fact...

Italian Dark Comedy 1960S Mafia

7.7 Good

4

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

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Clockers

Clockers is a 1995 American crime drama directed by Spike Lee, notable for adapting Richard Price's novel about drug dea...

American Gangster 1990S Brooklyn

7.4 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

7

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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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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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

10

Two Hands

Two Hands is a 1999 Australian crime comedy directed by Gregor Jordan, notable for pairing Heath Ledger with Bryan Brown...

Australian Comedy Gangster 1990S

7.3 Good

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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil is a 2019 South Korean crime action film by Lee Won-tae, screened in Cannes Midnight Sc...

Korean Action Gangster Serial Killer

7.1 Good

12

The Merciless

The Merciless is a 2017 South Korean crime-action film by Byun Sung-hyun, shown in Cannes Midnight Screenings and starri...

Korean Gangster Prison Undercover

7.1 Good

13

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

14

The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On is a 2007 South Korean crime comedy by Han Jae-rim, starring Song Kang-ho as a gangster trying to be...

Korean Family Crime Gangster

6.9 Fair

15

The Funeral

The Funeral is a 1996 American crime drama by Abel Ferrara, notable for its 1930s New York mob setting and ensemble led...

American New York Gangster 1990S

6.8 Fair

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Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise is Park Hoon-jung's 2020 South Korean neo-noir crime film, premiering at Venice before its 2021 Netfli...

Korean Gangster Neo Noir 2020S

6.8 Fair

17

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

18

Gangnam Blues

Gangnam Blues is Yoo Ha's 2015 South Korean neo-noir set amid 1970s Seoul land development, starring Lee Min-ho and Kim...

Korean Real Estate Gangster 2010S

6.4 Fair

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No Tears for the Dead

No Tears for the Dead is a 2014 South Korean action film by Lee Jeong-beom, starring Jang Dong-gun as a hitman conflicte...

Korean Action Gangster 2010S

6.3 Fair

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Friend: The Great Legacy

Friend: The Great Legacy is a 2013 South Korean neo-noir sequel by Kwak Kyung-taek, revisiting the Friend saga across th...

Korean Gangster Sequel 2010S

6.1 Fair