20 movies like Grisbi, ordered by similarity : The Frightened City(1962), The Good Bad Girl(1931), Pusher(1996), Carlito's Way(1993), Dirty Money(1972), Alphabet City(1984), The Public Enemy(1931), Hera Pheri(1975), Blue Story(2019), The Drop(2014), The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999), Shor in the City(2011) ...
Crime, Drama
1954
95 Minutes
Jean Gabin René Dary Jeanne Moreau Dora Doll Paul Frankeur Denise Clair Lino Ventura
gangster best friend mistress rival barmaid nightclub owner somber engaging tense france apartment bank nightclub bedroom theft betrayal kidnapping retirement friendship one last job
An aging racketeer (Jean Gabin) must surrender his gold in order to save his kidnapped friend (René Dary).
Crime, Drama
UK
1962
97 Minutes
accountant killer gang members gang leader nightclub owner suspenseful somber brutal thrilling intense brooding london nightclub criminal underworld crime syndicate extortion crime gangs murder rivalry
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
67 Minutes
Mae Clarke James Hall Marie Prevost Nance O'Neil Edmund Breese James Donlan Paul Porcasi Paul Fix Wheeler Oakman George Berliner
girlfriend gangster son parent best friend detective melodramatic gripping intense nightclub houseboat apartment philadelphia prison gangsters murder marriage friendship reputation wealth
Marcia Cameron (Mae Clark), a gangster's moll, quits her racketeering boyfriend Dapper Dan Tyler (Robert Ellis) for a respectable rich man, Bob Henderson (Jmaes Hall), but after giving ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Denmark
1996
106 Minutes
Kim Bodnia Zlatko Buric Laura Drasbæk Slavko Labovic Mads Mikkelsen Peter Andersson Vanja Bajicic Lisbeth Rasmussen
drug dealer drug lord friend prostitute cop henchman dark gritty tense copenhagen apartment police station nightclub heroin drug trafficking police bust debt betrayal quest underdog
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Crime, Drama
USA
1993
144 Minutes
Al Pacino Sean Penn Penelope Ann Miller Luis Guzman John Alberto Leguizamo Ingrid Rogers James Rebhorn Joseph Siravo Viggo Mortensen Richard Foronjy Jorge Porcel
ex-convict lawyer friend dancer girlfriend gangster tense gritty emotional new york city nightclub courtroom big city criminal underworld crime shady dealings drugs gangsters murder ex-convicts
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Crime, Drama
1972
98 Minutes
gangster man woman police chief bank robber drug smuggler thrilling emotional dark bank france nightclub train small town helicopter robbery drug smuggling law and order love triangle unusual friendship
A bank theft and a train robbery bring together a Frenchwoman (Catherine Deneuve), her criminal boyfriend (Alain Delon) and a detective (Richard Crenna).
Crime, Drama
USA
1984
85 Minutes
Vincent Spano Kate Vernon Michael Winslow Jami Gertz Zohra Lampert Raymond Serra Kenny Marino Daniel Jordano
drug dealer friend gangster mother sister girlfriend raw cool suspenseful outlandish manhattan, n.y. street apartment building nightclub car mobsters drug trade going straight kidnapping troubled youth
A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
84 Minutes
James Cagney Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Edward Woods Beryl Mercer Donald Cook Joan Blondell
gangster bootlegger police officer veteran friend melodramatic brash gripping suspenseful prison chicago slum nightclub bar organized crime gangs prohibition great depression family dysfunction growing up
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Crime, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Stephen Odubola Micheal Ward Rohan Nedd Kadeem Ramsay Khali Best Junior Afolabi Salokun Karla-Simone Spence Eric Kofi Abrefa Jo Martin
friend rival gang member teenage mother love interest best friend bleak dreamy gripping intense uneasy gritty london inner city high school neighborhood street subway city life gang war
Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Tom Hardy Noomi Rapace James Gandolfini Matthias Schoenaerts John Ortiz Ann Dowd Michael Aronov James Frecheville Elizabeth Rodriguez Tobias Segal Michael Esper
bartender mobster neighbor puppy abusive husband friend brooding dark intense new york city bar apartment alley car office mobsters money laundering animal rescue abuse love
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1999
139 Minutes
Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Cate Blanchett Philip Seymour Hoffman Jack Davenport James Rebhorn Sergio Rubini Philip Baker Hall Celia Weston Fiorello
sociopath playboy expatriates father friend detective thrilling suspenseful tense new york city italy boat hotel rome apartment deception death affair friendship obsession
In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Crime, Drama
India
2011
112 Minutes
Sendhil Ramamurthy Krishna DK Tusshar Kapoor Radhika Apte Zakir Hussain Sundeep Kishan Amit Mistry Pitobash Tripathy Preeti Desai Nikhil Dwivedi Girija Oak
young man young woman friend girlfriend wife gangster intense confident engaging gripping shocking mumbai, india india house street bank restaurant extortion police work robbery
Various residents and career-criminals face challenges in crime-laden Mumbai.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Noomi Rapace Mark Strong Chris Heyerdahl Bea Santos Thorbjørn Harr Shanti Roney Mark Rendall John Ralston
bank robbers hostage friend bank robber prime minister police officer tense amusing offbeat dark witty heartwarming stockholm bank bank robbery stockholm syndrome hostage situation heist unlikely allies criminal past
Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1970
123 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Alain Delon Michel Bouquet Catherine Rouvel Françoise Christophe Corinne Marchand
gangster lawyer old flame henchman ex-convict criminal dark intense engaging tense marseilles, france car horse track crime ring gangsters unlikely allies rivalry murder crime rise
During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.
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
Australia|UK
2002
102 Minutes
Guy Pearce Rachel Griffiths Robert Taylor Joel Edgerton Damien Richardson Rhondda Findleton Kate Atkinson Vince Colosimo Paul Sonkkila Kim Gyngell Dorian Nkono
bank robber brother wife criminal lawyer security guard frenetic gripping unrestrained nightclub apartment building bank melbourne, australia prison sydney bank heist scam investigation crime one last job
3 brothers are in and out of prison in connection with heists planned by their lawyer et al. He gets them out for the heists and "looks after" the money and one's wife.
Crime, Drama
UK
1954
81 Minutes
sailor singer nightclub owner gangster inspector brother gritty suspenseful dark tense london nightclub hotel boxing match boat england frame-up diamond smuggling brother relationship amateur detectives
American Gregor Stevens arrives in London searching for his brother who, unknown to him, has been convicted of a murder and is within three days of being executed. He meets Yvonne Durante, ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Barry Sullivan Arlene Dahl Jean Hagen George Murphy Richard Anderson Moroni Olsen Dan Dayton Dick Simmons Howard Petrie William Reynolds Mauritz Hugo
lawyer boss fiancée girlfriend detective gangster suspenseful gritty intricate thrilling new york city hotel apartment nightclub courtroom betrayal frame-ups mob law second chance
An insurance lawyer unhappy with his rate of company advancement becomes a middleman in deals to recover stolen property from the Mob, thus earning a nice living. But his actions attract police attention and set him up for a double-cross.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Canada
2003
90 Minutes
Ryan Reynolds David Suchet Kristin Booth Joris Jarsky James Allodi David Hewlett Mif Tara Slone Soo Garay Laura Catalano Sean Gregory Sullivan
young man young woman friend criminal tense engaging toronto apartment warehouse heist friendship crime dangerous assignment jewelry theft pursuit escape 2000s
Kevin, Sam and Rob are founding members of a theoretical group which pulls off heists. Leo, a gangster, blackmails them into pulling off a real multi-million dollar heist. Now it's up to them to get out alive.
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.