20 best movies like The Godfather: Part II (1974)

List of the best movies like The Godfather: Part II (1974): Gangster Land, A Most Violent Year, Gangs of New York, King of New York, The Public Enemy, Hoodlum, State of Grace, Bugsy, On the Waterfront, Outrage Coda.

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Markimdb: 4.4
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA

The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power. Examine Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
Duration02:05

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy
Duration02:47

It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, crime
CountryItaly, USA
Duration01:43

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:10

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:09

Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to others.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:29

New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genremelodrama, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryJapan
Duration01:14

Ôtomo gets involved with new Yakuza battles after he comes back the Yakuza society.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryIndonesia, France, USA
Duration02:30

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:09

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA

    Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
    CountryLithuania, United Kingdom
    Duration01:39

    Four friends become stranded in Eastern Europe and have to become hit men, prostitutes, corrupt cops, smugglers and more to make it home.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryItaly, France
    Duration01:49

    A former narcotics smuggler, now living peaceably in the Calabrian hills, is drawn back into his family’s drug-trade dynasty by his impetuous teenage son.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:50

    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 state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

    Markimdb: 8.7
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:20

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryItaly, France, Germany, Brazil
    Duration01:40

    Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:05

    ACP Vishnu is sent on a mission to investigate and clean the underbelly of Goa. During his investigation, he uncovers a huge racket and discovers the involvement of various politicians.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:12

    John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, crime, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration02:20

    Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Czech Republic, Thailand
    Duration01:36

    When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe (Cage) always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:17

    Dong-chul was the best special field agent in North Korea, but he’s abandoned by his government during a mission. While on the run, he looks for his wife and child, who were sold as slaves to China, only to discover their corpses. He soon finds out that his colleague was behind the killing and defects to the South in search of his nemesis. He looks for him during the day, and works as a temp driver at night and as a personal driver for Chairman PARK. One night the chairman is attacked and killed by an assassin, but not before handing over a pair of glasses to Dong-chul. He is now on the run again, accused of the chairman’s murder by the intelligence service, while trying to uncover the secret contained inside the glasses. Little did he know that depending on who ultimately gains control of the secret, it could either become a national threat or treasure.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:35

    While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:10

    On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy -- before it's too late.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, crime, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have put out an extradition order for him.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, western, crime
    CountryMexico
    Duration02:25

    Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he will discover that criminal life does not always keep its promises.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:49

    1990s. Gangster Kiev. A team of four men is assigned to deliver a girl from Prague, nicknamed "The Stranger." As the sister of a recently arrested criminal called Babai, her testimony could damage some important people.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

      Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:37

      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 comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryHong Kong
      Duration01:32

      As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Simon Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Louis Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryColombia, USA

      The real life story of Andres Lopez Lopez aka "Frecita" during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle"

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration02:29

      Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:50

      How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben, rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration02:51

      The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

        Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantastic, action, comedy, drama
        CountryItaly

        After accidentally coming into contact with radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo Ceccotti gains superpowers. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his new powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally challenged girl who believes Enzo’s the hero from her favorite Japanese anime series, Steel Jeeg.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genrehorror
        CountryUSA

        On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that 'voices' in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.




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