20 movies like The Captive City, ordered by similarity : By the Gun(2014), Drug War(2012), Serpico(1973), Flic ou voyou(1979), The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973), Escape From Crime(1942), Tokyo Drifter(1966), Red Riding: 1980(2009), When the Sky Falls(2000), A Most Violent Year(2014), Shaft(1971), Donnie Brasco(1997) ...
Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1952
91 Minutes
John Forsythe Joan Camden Harold J. Kennedy Ray Teal Marjorie Crossland Victor Sutherland Hal K. Dawson Geraldine Hall Martin Milner Gladys Hurlbut Ian Wolfe
editor mobster crime boss senator private investigator engaging thrilling inspiring rousing senate newsroom crime ring mafia police corruption political activism journalism sacrifice underdog revenge 1950s
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
109 Minutes
Ben Barnes Leighton Meester Slaine Toby Jones Harvey Keitel Ritchie Coster Kenny Wormald Tully Banta-Cain Paul Ben-Victor
gangster gang leader italian americans young woman thrilling suspenseful spirited rousing intense gutsy engaging boston mafia violence power struggle crime aspirations corruption rise underdog
Nick, a young Boston Italian, trying to find purpose in the ideology of the mafia and finding his world turned upside down.
Crime, Drama, Action
China|Hong Kong
2012
105 Minutes
Louis Koo Honglei Sun Yi Huang Li Jing Michelle Ye Eddie Cheung Wallace Chung Tao Guo Ka Tung Lam
drug dealer detective drug lord engaging thrilling hong kong mafia crime the police sacrifice
A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Italy|USA
1973
129 Minutes
Al Pacino John Randolph Jack Kehoe Biff McGuire Barbara Eda-Young Cornelia Sharpe Tony Roberts Allan Rich Norman Ornellas Edward Grover Gene Gross
police officer police chief criminal investigator gritty fiery dark raw suspenseful new york city police station street corruption crime culture clash honor police work pursuit sacrifice underdog
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Crime, Drama
France
1979
110 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Marie Laforêt Michel Galabru Jean-François Balmer Georges Geret Charles Gérard Claude Brosset Julie Jezequel Michel Beaune Juliette Mills Michel Peyrelon
dead person criminal investigator prostitute corrupt police officer brother investigator engaging thrilling suspenseful brutal intense nice, france hotel murder investigation murder case corruption corrupt police police corruption danger adventure
Commissaire Stanislas Borowitz is going undercover as gangster Antonio Cerutti in order to expose corrupted policemen.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Peter Boyle Richard Jordan Steven Keats Alex Rocco Joe Santos Mitchell Ryan Helena Carroll Peter MacLean Kevin O'Morrison Marvin Lichterman
gunrunner bank robber atf agent bar owner informant brooding tense diner bank park boston crime bank heist mafia gun running betrayal aging temptation wretched excess underdog
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Richard Travis Jacqueline Wells Jackie Gleason Frank Wilcox Rex Williams Wade Boteler Charles Wilson Paul Fix Ruth Ford John Hamilton Ann Corcoran
ex-convict wife photographer journalist parole officer thrilling suspenseful gutsy prison new york city newsroom crime scene crime journalism bank robbery photography vengeance frame-up transformation revenge
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
1966
83 Minutes
Tetsuya Watari Chieko Matsubara Ryuji Kita Hideaki Nitani Tamio Kawaji Tsuyoshi Yoshida Eimei Esumi Eiji Gô Isao Tamagawa Michio Hino Tomoko Hamakawa
crime boss rival thug assassin young woman thrilling suspenseful eerie tokyo inner city countryside gang war betrayal murder plot crime pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2009
93 Minutes
Warren Clarke Paddy Considine James Fox David Calder Nicholas Woodeson Ron Cook Maxine Peake Tony Pitts Jim Carter David Morrissey Eddie Marsan
police chief police detective businessman prostitute police officer chilling gripping suspenseful yorkshire, england club police station house police corruption revenge investigation serial murders prostitution crime discovery mystery
Detective Peter Hunter returns to Yorkshire to investigate the town's high murder rate. The local police have done little to find the killer, and he soon realizes corrupt police officers are doing everything they can to stop his progress.
Crime, Drama
UK|Ireland|USA
2000
108 Minutes
Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham Kevin R. McNally Jimmy Smallhorne Jason Barry Gerard Flynn Pete Postlethwaite Des McAleer Ruaidhri Conroy
journalist drug trafficker son husband drug lord corrupt cop gripping raw inspiring dublin newsroom club family home coffee shop investigative journalism drug trade police corruption crime irish republican army media
Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2014
124 Minutes
Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain David Oyelowo Alessandro Nivola Albert Brooks Elyes Gabel Catalina Sandino Moreno Peter Gerety Christopher Abbott Glenn Fleshler Jerry Adler
family immigrant family patriarch criminal crime boss thrilling tense suspenseful new york city crime violence city life immigrants corruption life business rise fall 1980s
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
Crime, Drama
USA
1971
100 Minutes
Richard Roundtree Moses Gunn Christopher St. John Charles Cioffi Gwenn Mitchell Lawrence Pressman Victor Arnold Sherri Brewer
detective crime boss daughter gangster cop cool hedonistic thrilling harlem, n.y. new york city mafia kidnapping crime mystery mystery pursuit rise 1970s
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Drama, Crime
USA
1997
126 Minutes
Al Pacino Johnny Depp Michael Madsen Bruno Kirby James Russo Anne Heche Zeljko Ivanek Gerry Becker Zach Grenier Brian Tarantina Robert Miano
fbi agent mobster hitman wife confident raw suspenseful new york city crime friendship deception mafia transformation sacrifice pursuit 1970s
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one.
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
111 Minutes
Sean Penn Christopher Walken Mary Stuart Masterson Chris Penn Millie Perkins Eileen Ryan Tracey Walter R.D. Call David Strathairn J.C. Quinn Candy Clark
father son crime boss girlfriend chilling dark disturbing pennsylvania family home town crime revenge father/son relationship rivalry revenge transformation 20th century
Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Gary Busey Kim Cattrall Darlanne Fluegel Jeff Griggs Blu Mankuma Leam Blackwood Laurie Briscoe Michael Tiernan Douglas H. Arthurs Deryl Hayes Philip Granger
serial killer woman man surgeon police officer retired detective brutal rousing thrilling suspenseful dark intense united states sex sexual fantasy serial murders law enforcement crime revenge escape
A retired police detective reluctantly returns to action to stop a serial killer dubbed "The Surgeon".
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1920
70 Minutes
Lon Chaney Claire Adams Kenneth Harlan Charles Clary Ethel Grey Terry Edouard Trebaol Milton Ross James Mason Clarence Wilson Doris Pawn Lee Phelps
disabled person doctor mob boss daughter policewoman sculptor thrilling dark brooding san francisco house operating room hospital medical malpractice relationships mobsters crime vengeance undercover operations revenge
A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Michael Carmen Pitt Dan Stevens Christopher Abbott Rob Brown Edi Gathegi Jackie Earle Haley John Travolta Travis Aaron Wade
friend rival crime boss ringleader brutal chilling dark frightening gritty suspenseful thrilling united states debt crime abduction kidnapping rivalry adventure escape sacrifice
Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.
Crime, Drama
USA|France
1995
177 Minutes
Robert De Niro Sharon Stone Joe Pesci James Woods Don Rickles Alan King Kevin Pollak L.Q. Jones Dick Smothers Frank Vincent Joe Bob Briggs
mobster henchman wife ex-lover politician con artist confident gritty las vegas casino hotel restaurant office gambling corruption mafia crime rise fall 1980s
A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
82 Minutes
Will Patton Mark O'Brien Dayle Mcleod Lara Jean Chorostecki Ben Cotton Connor Price Curtis Caravaggio Vickie Papavs Jason Weinberg Deidre Gillard-Rowlings Stephen Lush
father estranged son drug dealer criminal family ex-convict engaging dense gripping thrilling crime scene city crime relationships unintended consequences mystery sacrifice rescue 2010s
Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Belgium
2014
135 Minutes
Jean Dujardin Gilles Lellouche Céline Sallette Mélanie Doutey Benoît Magimel Guillaume Gouix Bruno Todeschini Féodor Atkine Moussa Maaskri Pierre Lopez Eric Collado
cop mobster witness drug lord criminal chemist emotional tense suspenseful gritty ring france new york city big city 1970s fighting mafia justice extortion police corruption
A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.
Crime, Drama
1948
111 Minutes
James Stewart Richard Conte Lee J. Cobb Helen Walker Betty Garde Kasia Orzazewski Joanne de Bergh Howard Smith Moroni Olsen John McIntire Paul Harvey
prisoner mother wife editor reporter police officer thrilling engaging newsroom family home prison police station justice murder corruption pursuit mystery 1940s
A Chicago newsman (James Stewart) digs up the story of a scrubwoman's son (Richard Conte) framed for murder.