swap_horiz The Squeeze Alternatives

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The Red Circle

The Red Circle, released in 1970 as Le Cercle Rouge, is a French crime film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville...

French Crime Drama 1970S Heist

9.2 Excellent

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Gangs of Wasseypur

Gangs of Wasseypur is a critically acclaimed 2012 Indian film directed by Anurag Kashyap. It depicts a multi-generationa...

Indian Revenge Gangster 2010S

8.8 Great

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Nayakan

Nayakan is a 1987 Tamil gangster film directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan. The story follows a young man’s...

Indian Gangster 1980S Tamil

8.7 Great

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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

Gangs of Wasseypur Part 2 is a 2012 Indian crime drama exploring the escalating conflict between two families involved i...

Indian Gangster Sequel 2010S

8.5 Great

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Satya

Satya is a 1998 Indian crime drama set in the 1990s Mumbai underworld. The film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, offered a...

Indian Gangster 1990S Mumbai

8.4 Great

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Black Friday

Black Friday is a 2007 Indian gangster film offering a stark portrayal of the 1993 Mumbai bombings. The movie depicts th...

Indian True Crime Gangster 2000S

8.3 Great

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Nil by Mouth

Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British crime drama written and directed by Gary Oldman in his feature directorial debut. Set in...

London British Crime Drama 1990S

8.3 Great

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Company

Company is a 2002 Indian gangster film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The story centers on the rise of a powerful Mumbai u...

Indian Gangster 2000S Mumbai

8.2 Great

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Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language crime-comedy film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Set primarily in...

Indian Crime Dark Comedy Gangster

8.2 Great

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Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language crime-action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, with Dhanush in the...

Indian Crime Gangster Rise And Fall

8.2 Great

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Made in Hong Kong

Fruit Chan’s *Made in Hong Kong* offers a raw and unflinching portrayal of life within Hong Kong’s prison system. Releas...

Youth INDIE Gangster 1990S

8.1 Great

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The Long Firm

*The Long Firm* is a 2004 British television crime serial adapted from Jake Arnott's novel of the same name. The series...

British Gangster 2000S Period Drama

8.1 Great

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Street Mobster

Street Mobster is a 1972 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It follows a volatile former prisoner whose re...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Mob

8.1 Great

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Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1 is a 2000 British crime film directed by Paul McGuigan and adapted from a stage play by Louis Mellis and...

London British Gangster 2000S

7.1 Good

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Payroll

Payroll is a 1961 British crime thriller directed by Sidney Hayers and adapted from Derek Bickerton's novel. The story f...

British Gangster Noir 1960S

7.1 Good

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The Business

The Business is a 2005 British crime film written and directed by Nick Love. Set largely on Spain's Costa del Sol during...

British Gangster 2000S Drug Trade

6.4 Fair

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Rise of the Footsoldier

Rise of the Footsoldier is a 2007 British crime film directed by Julian Gilbey. It presents a fictionalized account of C...

Essex British Gangster 2000S

6.0 Fair

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Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch is a 2013 British action thriller written and directed by Eran Creevy, pairing James McAvoy's detec...

Organized Crime British Crime Thriller 2010S

5.8 Mediocre

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We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way is a 2014 British crime drama directed by Sacha Bennett. The film follows retired East End gan...

British Gangster Vigilante 2010S

5.8 Mediocre

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Once Upon a Time in London

Once Upon a Time in London is a 2019 British crime film written and directed by Simon Rumley. The story draws on the liv...

British Gangster Biographical 2010S

5.2 Mediocre