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The Penguin (2024)
120K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
Witness the The Penguin's rise to power in Gotham's criminal underworld in the aftermath of the Riddler killings.
Style:
psychological thriller
Plot:
villain, batman, criminal, crime boss, organized crime, justice league, violence, betrayal, mother son relationship, mafia, gang, weapons, city, super villain, boss, smoking, gotham city, mob boss, daughter, power struggle, henchman, fictional city, accomplice, stutterer, gangster ...
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Most similar movies to The Penguin
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspenseful and suspense films and TV series with plots about organized crime, mafia, criminal, gangster, violence, crime family and corruption mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Penguin: MobLand (2025), Daredevil: Born Again (2025), Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021), Godfather of Harlem (2019), Gotham (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
106K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
Plot:
corrupt cop, prison guard, mafia, murder, crime family, extreme violence, gang war, betrayal, family business, business, revenge killing, teenage daughter ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychological thriller, detective, dramatic
Plot:
superhero, villain, violence, lawyer, multiverse, mayor, attorney, supernatural, martial arts, heroes, secret identity, double life ...
Place:
north america, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, this prequel to "Power" revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark.
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
adulthood, gang leader, gang, gang war, partners in crime, grownups, life is a bitch, adolescence vs adulthood, crime boss, criminal, bandit, outlaw gang ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence, gang, black cast, mobster, danger, organized crime, showdown, power struggle, criminal gang, rivalry, criminal, murder ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 60s
Place:
harlem, new york, harlem, new york city
Similarity:
32%
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251K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, detective, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
batman, police, corruption, police corruption, police station, super villain, superhero, mafia, friendship, organized crime, police detective, justice ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Story:
Sprawling Mario Puzo novel about an Italian family of gangsters draws the inevitable comparison to "The Godfather", but does find its own direction. Headed by Don Domenico Clericuzio, the family executes a rival gang on the night of the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, rough, gloomy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, mobster, daughter, honeymoon, family relations, criminal, rivalry, hired killer, mob boss, grandfather ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
29%
565K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
The Sopranos is an American television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home ...
Style:
serious, dramatic, clever, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, dark humor, family life, criminal heroes, mob boss, parents and children, criminal, dysfunctional family, family relations, introspection ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, year 1999, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
As the elder don dies, his young heir moves into the position. He quickly proves to be as ruthless as he tries to discover who has launched a plot to overthrow his rule and may be infiltrating other families. In a left over plot line, his aunt ...
Style:
saga, serious, realistic, stylized, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangster, mobster, organized crime, mob boss, godfather, undercover, dysfunctional family, widower, brother sister relationship, catholic, autism ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gang, mafia, gang war, gangster, determination, cruelty, crime boss, power struggle, mob boss, rivalry, shooting ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, europe ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Set in 1959 Miami, Florida shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans, the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami mob boss Ben Diamond to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, atmospheric, tense, stylized ...
Plot:
hotshot, organized crime, businessman, mafia, intrigue, hotel, gangster, mob boss, cheating wife, lifestyle, power struggle, cover up ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, year 1959, 1950s
Place:
miami, usa, miami beach
Similarity:
25%
115K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
Just after he is released from prison after 25 years, New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, ...
Style:
harsh, dramatic, crime drama, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, mobster, crime family, fish out of water, criminal, team, boss, prison, city, empire, gangster ...
Place:
midwest, oklahoma city, oklahoma
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne, Bruce's billionaire father, in 1960s London.
Style:
exciting, tense, bleak, atmospheric, historical drama ...
Plot:
coup d'etat, cia agent, murder, good versus evil, loss of loved one, violence, chase, political conspiracy, dystopia, justice league, villain, storytelling ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain, united kingdom, east end london
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, period piece, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, smuggling, mob boss, businessman, prohibition, criminal heroes, organized crime, gangster, federal agent, female nudity, corruption, crime boss ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, year 2010 ...
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city new jersey, cuba, atlantic city, chicago ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
In the aftermath of Bruce Wayne's murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman's enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader.
Style:
bleak, tense, captivating, exciting, dramatic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
superhero, villain, justice league, lifeguard, superhero team, gotham city, murder, salvation, adopted son, son, lifesaver, rescue ...
Similarity:
24%
11K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
A dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
mafia, criminal underworld, crime boss, mob boss, gangster, organized crime, criminal, family relations, lifestyle, group of criminals, criminal's revenge, criminal gang ...
Place:
montreal, quebec, canada
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A working-class Irish family rules a city built on loyalty and corruption. The Caffee brothers, Tommy, a rising politician desperate for reelection, and Michael, a hardened criminal returning from seven years on the run and eager to reclaim his ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
profanity, organized crime, irish mob, dysfunctional family, mafia, criminal, family problems, ambition, political corruption, politics, criminal heroes, mob boss ...
Place:
usa, ireland, rhode island
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological
Plot:
criminal, crime boss, husband and wife, organized crime, life is a bitch, male protagonist, criminal underworld, criminal gang, gang, sex scene, black ops, drug ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
By day, the Duncan's are an upstanding family who run a thriving exotic car dealership in New York. By night, they live a dangerous secret life. When they come under siege the Duncan's will have to stick together or die separately
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
organized crime, businessman, black, car, criminal underworld, crime family, loyalty, family business, wealthy family, criminal syndicate, criminal, gang ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, south america
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore a gang world we've never seen before: gangs that are made up of the very men and women sworn to uphold the law – cops. Only select officers make the cut, but once inside, gang members will do what they must to protect each other from ...
Style:
rough, crime drama, bleak, bloody, thought provoking ...
Plot:
propaganda, police, gangster, thief, frame up, corruption, police corruption, corrupt system, drug, casino, organized crime, loyalty ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Meet the Donnelly brothers: Tommy, Jimmy, Kevin and Sean. There is nothing these four Irish brothers wouldn't do to protect each other, and for them that means lying, cheating, stealing and, occasionally, calling the cops. Narrated by wannabe ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, making love, murder, mob boss, vengeance, blind ambition, family business, criminal heroes, rivalry, gang, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, ireland, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A drama about an investigation of a drug case by policeman, Do Shin Woo, who bring him meet his twin brother Do Eun Chang. It will tell the story about the tense brain play between two twin brothers whose fates changed in a day and the love and ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense
Plot:
police, investigation, twins, past, gangster, pride and honor, family relations, friends, society, crime family, brothers, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Indonesia
TV show
Story:
The Kramat gang is a gang that is respected by everyone. However, a betrayal was the beginning of the gang split.
Style:
suspense, exciting, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
betrayal, gangster, brutality, friendship, greed, friends, crime boss, mafia, heroes, violence, mercilessness, power struggle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, ...
Style:
rough, exciting, brutal, intellectual, detective ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, violence, gang war, crime family, murder, father son relationship, gangster, mercenary, danger, irish mob, mobster ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
london, turkey, ireland, england
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
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Story:
Spring of 1921. The introduction of the NEP is rapidly changing Petrograd, drained of blood by wars and revolution. Marches and hymns are diluted with foxtrot and chanson, well-dressed people appear on the embankments and, as a result, gopniks in a ...
Style:
semi serious, enigmatic, gloomy, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
crime boss, criminal, life is a bitch, gangster, romancing a criminal, chase, revenge, escapades, revolution, rivalry, fight, mentor ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
ussr, russia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Rio's underground crime syndicate is thrown into turmoil by the imminent legalization of gambling, the interest of a foreign criminal organization in the local market, and the rapid rise of Profeta, a new contender for the city's throne.
Style:
crime drama, tense, dark, suspenseful, fast paced
Plot:
organized crime, illegal gambling, criminal underworld, power struggle, betrayal, violence, ambition, police corruption, moral ambiguity, gang warfare, political corruption, revenge ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
Similarity:
20%
310
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In a fictional town called Makkosszállás, Róza mama, head of the mafia chain announces on her 69th birthday, that whoever wins the next major election will be the new head of the chain.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
godmother, organized crime, mafia, election, satire, power struggle, corruption, crime family, criminal, mayor, mafioso, crime boss ...
Place:
hungary, ukraine
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
In 1970s Brazil, a Corsican gangster, a Sicilian Capo and a master forger join forces to revolutionize the Mafia in South America. As American and Italian law enforcement close in, the trio must navigate dangerous alliances, shady deals and their ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, underworld, on the lam, criminal, bandit, fighting crime, criminality, criminal underworld, criminal as protagonist, criminal gang, power struggle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
brazil, south america, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a fictional modern-day Sao Paulo, where marijuana has been legalized, this series follows 29-year-old Biriba, a drug dealer who decides to give up his criminal life and enter the legal drug sales industry. Unfortunately for Biriba, going ...
Style:
hood, crime drama, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
cannabis, criminal underworld, drug dealer, male nudity, sex, crime boss, favela, mobster, corrupt cop, mafia, weed, fatherhood ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil, latin america, uruguay, south america
Similarity:
20%
58K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
James “Ghost” St. Patrick has it all: a beautiful wife, a gorgeous Manhattan penthouse, and the hottest, up-and-coming new nightclub in New York. His club, Truth, caters to the elite: the famous and infamous boldface names that run the city that ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating, erotic ...
Plot:
nightclub, drug dealing, nightlife, nightclub owner, drug lord, ambition, organized crime, money laundering, double life, politics, businessman, criminal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Kurtlar Vadisi was a Turkish television drama which broadcast mainly on Show TV and then transferred to Kanal D, then atv for its last season. It was mostly about an agent named Polat Alemdar who leaked into the mafia after his plastic surgery. The ...
Style:
tense, suspense, brutal, captivating, political drama
Plot:
mafia, spy, organized crime, betrayal, crime boss, honor, power struggle, mob boss, turk, killing, gangster, mob hit ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
20%
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