Movies like Prince of the City
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Prince of the City (1981)
9K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants
Style:
tense, neo noir, bleak, realistic, thought provoking, intellectual, unusual plot structure, heartbreaking, epic, political ...
Plot:
police, corruption, gangsters, drug addiction, lawyer, police corruption, city, betrayal, fighting the system, redemption, police investigation, whistleblower, spy, mafia, drugs, investigation, violence, criminal, court, suspense, tragedy, justice, guilt, courtroom, undercover cop ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, washington d.c., virginia
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Most similar movies to Prince of the City
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out interesting, realistic, serious and talky films with plots about corruption, mentor, dialogue, greed, storytelling, runaway and murder mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Prince of the City: Q & A (1990), Traffic (2000), Narc (2002), Casino (1995), Wall Street (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuse to help him.
Style:
talky, intense, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, corruption, murder, investigation, police brutality, gangsters, lawyer, fighting the system, law enforcement, legal, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey, puerto rico
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211K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, thought provoking, political, dramatic ...
Plot:
drug dealer, organized crime, drug addiction, drug lord, addiction, drug traffic, drug abuse, drug cartel, gangsters, corruption, war on drugs, suspense ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
mexico, california, los angeles, latin america, maryland ...
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42K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly ...
Style:
bleak, tense, realistic, cynical, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, drug addiction, drugs, police, investigation, murder, suspense, police investigation, police officer, addiction, twists and turns, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa
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100%
528K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style:
realistic, clever, rough, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, casino, gangsters, rise and fall, gambling, greed, criminal heroes, betrayal, suspense, fbi, money ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1980 ...
Place:
las vegas, usa, midwest, kansas city, costa rica ...
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100%
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159K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Style:
realistic, political, intense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
stock broker, wall street, stock market, yuppie, stock exchange, businessman, ambition, betrayal, capitalism, business, workplace, lawyer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, canada, manhattan new york city, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
Style:
talky, realistic, serious, neo noir, harsh ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, police, police corruption, corruption, police investigation, district attorney, lawyer, courtroom, murder, nypd, suspense, legal action ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, harlem
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
126K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop against a corrupt system.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
police corruption, fighting the system, police, corruption, whistleblower, undercover cop, police investigation, suspense, mafia, social decay, partners, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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59%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, clever, tense, intense ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, prison, investigation, conspiracy, neo nazi, idealism, racial discrimination, mentor protege relationship, idealist, district attorney ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, new york, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
314K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Style:
tense, realistic, neo noir, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, undercover, organized crime, fbi, mentor, investigation, working undercover, suspense, undercover agent, gang, law enforcement ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
new york, new jersey, florida, usa, miami ...
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51%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder, police investigation, death sentence, moral ambiguity, morality, manipulation, brutality, courtroom, true crime, law enforcer killer, haunted by the past ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, harsh, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangsters, heroin, mob boss, drug lord, police, drugs, gang, crime boss, drug traffic, criminal ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century, year 1968, year 1970 ...
Place:
new york, new jersey, bronx new york city, harlem, usa ...
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48%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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. ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, melancholic, dramatic, bad ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, police station, drug addiction, prostitute, murder, cop killer, police brutality, hospital, drugs, violence, law enforcement, gang ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, new jersey, san francisco, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
66K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle ...
Style:
tense, inspirational, intellectual, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
jungle, business, greed, gold, treasure hunt, mining, suspense, gold mine, justice, brutality, ethnic conflict, life philosophy ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1988
Place:
southeast asia, indonesia, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
184K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Style:
factual, brutal, intense, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, corruption, fbi, violence, murder, illness, brutality, irish mob, true crime, arms dealing ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1981, year 1995 ...
Place:
boston, new jersey, usa, massachusetts, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
21K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Style:
tense, political, realistic, thought provoking, talky ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, police, political corruption, murder, mafia, lawyer, mayor, suspense, society, uncover truth, gangsters ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, new orleans, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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23K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer. Det. Rocco Klein ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, reflective, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
gangsters, gang, organized crime, hip hop, violence, blaxploitation, murder, ghetto, investigation, african american, mentor, police ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, new jersey, california, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
855K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, harsh, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, organized crime, gunfight, drug lord, drug cartel, mob boss, cocaine, ambition, drug dealing, drug abuse, violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
miami, miami beach, cuba, florida, bolivia ...
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46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the ...
Style:
tense, harsh, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
racism, police corruption, murder, police investigation, racial issues, gangsters, justice, brutality, crime gone awry, fbi, false accusation, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.
Style:
tense, stylized, captivating, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, mafia, lawyer, courtroom, court, jury, lone hero, justice, outsmarting, gangsters, organized crime, vengeance ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties ...
Style:
tense, thought provoking, atmospheric, intense, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, redemption, lawyer, legal action, court, suspense, fighting the system, legal, character study, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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99K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And ...
Style:
suspenseful, talky, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corruption, mafia, police, police corruption, nypd, internal affairs, gangsters, sheriff, dirty cop, organized crime, investigation, small town ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, california, texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
1.2M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, realistic, epic, brutal, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangsters, rise and fall, criminal heroes, mentor, drugs, suspense, friends, cosa nostra, drug traffic, gang ...
Time:
70s, 50s, year 1970, 80s, year 1963 ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, italy, florida, usa ...
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45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, realistic, breathtaking, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, gangsters, heroin, drugs, organized crime, investigation, chase, drug lord, drug smuggling, police, city, mafia ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, california, san francisco, brooklyn new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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19K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Style:
realistic, factual, harsh, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
prison, corruption, abuse of power, prison escape, fighting the system, prison warden, undercover, brutality, suspense, abuse, justice, liberal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
california, louisiana, new jersey, arkansas, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
25K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
Style:
bleak, intense, neo noir, thought provoking, rough ...
Plot:
police corruption, brutality, police, police brutality, bigotry, dysfunctional family, scandal, dishonesty, drugs, law enforcement, sister sister relationship, suspense ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, clever, neo noir, cynical ...
Plot:
union, working class, labor union, gangsters, heist, female nudity, blaxploitation, fighting the system, crime gone awry, suspense, criminal, factory worker ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
michigan, detroit, africa, usa
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44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Style:
epic, captivating, serious, visually appealing, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, organized crime, revenge, ambition, melancholy, cosa nostra, immigrants, corruption, corrupt politician, murder, crime boss ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century, 1920s, 60s ...
Place:
new york, cuba, italy, las vegas, sicily ...
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44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
New Jersey Drive is a 1995 film about black youths in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial "car theft capital of the world". Their favorite pastime is that of everybody in their neighborhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts ...
Style:
realistic, brutal, melancholic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, brutality, police, police investigation, vengeance, gangsters, hip hop, murder, lone hero, teenage life, youth, on the run ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
new jersey, new york, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most ...
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, clever, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, organized crime, corruption, smuggling, tough cop, tough law enforcer, gunfight, suspense, prohibition, tax evasion, prohibition era ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute
Style:
neo noir, talky, suspenseful, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
murder, catholic priest, priest, politics, serial killer, redemption, political corruption, police corruption, desert, catholic, church, manipulation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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