20 movies like Coffy, ordered by similarity : Point Blank(1967), The President's Last Bang(2005), Marked Woman(1937), Whose Life Is It Anyway?(1981), I Am the Law(1938), Goodfellas(1990), Taxi Driver(1976), Red Riding: 1980(2009), The Departed(2006), Serpico(1973), Badge 373(1973), Fingers(1978) ...
Drama
USA
1973
91 Minutes
Pam Grier Booker Bradshaw Robert DoQui William Elliott Allan Arbus Sid Haig Barry Cahill Morris Buchanan Lee de Broux Bob Minor John Perak
nurse sister junkie council member pimp mobster fiery raw gutsy hospital nightclub drug house party apartment city vigilantism drug trade corruption addiction urban crime
A sexy black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
92 Minutes
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Keenan Wynn Carroll O'Connor Lloyd Bochner Michael Strong John Vernon Sharon Acker James Sikking Roberta Haynes Kathleen Freeman
thief traitor ex-wife sister man bleak fiery raw alcatraz island san francisco office apartment friendship betrayal money crime vengeance retribution revenge rivalry
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
102 Minutes
Suk-kyu Han Yun-shik Baek Song Jae-ho Eung-soo Kim Gweon Byeong-gil Jeong Weon-jung Jo Sang-geon Eun-ji Jo Kim Yun-ah Lee Jae-gu Sang-ho Kim
president intelligence officer pop star prostitute secret agent bodyguard gutsy hilarious shocking palace apartment dinner party seoul, south korea assassination plot political repression terminal illness coup d'état vigilantism political corruption underdog
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
96 Minutes
Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Jane Bryan Edward Ciannelli Isabel Jewell Allen Jenkins Mayo Methot Ben Welden Henry O'Neill Rosalind Marquis
prostitute mobster sister henchman attorney fiery rousing big city nightclub courtroom injustice abuse shady dealings murder court battles underdog transformation revenge 1930s
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
Drama
1981
118 Minutes
artist nurse mother father doctor lawyer brooding intense striking hospital house small town right-to-die paralysis art self-expression legal problems romance discovery metamorphosis
Paralyzed from the neck down by a car accident, a sculptor (Richard Dreyfuss) argues for his right to die.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
83 Minutes
lawyer student mobster femme fatale police officer government official dark gritty raw city hall city crime corruption mafia quest pursuit 1930s
Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
146 Minutes
Robert De Niro Ray Liotta Joe Pesci Lorraine Bracco Paul Sorvino Frank Sivero Tony Darrow Mike Starr Frank Vincent Chuck Low Frank DiLeo
mobster gangster thief partner agent mob enforcer gritty dark thrilling amusing brutal florida new york city restaurant courtroom nightclub prison robbery money mafia
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.
Drama
USA
1976
113 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jodie Foster Cybill Shepherd Harvey Keitel Victor Argo Peter Boyle Albert Brooks Leonard Harris Norman Matlock Harry Northrup Peter Savage
cab driver pretty woman prostitute pimp politician brutal disturbing dark new york city car theater apartment restaurant loneliness unrequited love assassination mental illness vigilantism quest rescue
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2006
152 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin James Badge Dale David O'Hara Mark Rolston
mobster criminal cop informant girlfriend wife dark intense gritty tense suspenseful frightening boston police station bar vehicle city apartment secret hideout crime mafia
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
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
USA
1973
116 Minutes
Robert Duvall Verna Bloom Henry Darrow Eddie Egan Felipe Luciano Tina Cristiani Marina Durell Chico Martinez Jose Duval Louis Consentino Luis Avalos
detective gunrunner puerto rican police chief partner gritty thrilling new york city police station bus bar naval yard vengeance urban crime gangs vigilantism police corruption partnership revenge quest
After a suspended New York City cop's ex-partner is murdered, he vows to clean up the streets.
Drama
USA
1978
91 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Tisa Farrow Jim Brown Michael V. Gazzo Marian Seldes Danny Aiello Ed Marinaro Georgette Muir
pianist loan shark debt collector mobster father mob boss dark gritty brutal new york city restaurant nightclub identity crisis father/son relationship artistic struggle classical music addiction organized crime escape quest
A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan shark father and his mentally disturbed Jewish concert pianist mother.
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.
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.
Drama, Romance
India
1958
163 Minutes
Dilip Kumar Vyjayanthimala Johnny Walker Pran Jayant Ramayan Tiwari Misra Baij Sharma Bhudo Advani Jagdish Sagar
engineer wife child friend caretaker tribeswoman emotional gripping intense suspenseful sad india village city house street estate rebirth reincarnation revenge
A young man takes shelter in a mansion when a landslide blocks his route to the railway station. Then, he finds the mansion familiar and soon learns about the story of his previous birth.
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.
Biography, Drama
Mexico|USA|UK
2002
123 Minutes
Salma Hayek Alfred Molina Geoffrey Rush Ashley Judd Antonio Banderas Edward Norton Valeria Golino Mia Maestro Roger Rees Patricia Reyes Spíndola Saffron Burrows
painter husband critic patron fiery powerful mexico new york city apartment ambition art husband/wife relationship frida kahlo quest 1940s
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Drama
India
1984
180 Minutes
Ashok Kumar Dilip Kumar Rishi Kapoor Amrita Singh Prem Chopra Amrish Puri
husband wife friend daughter ex-convict gripping engaging emotional india city house apartment prison imprisonment revenge murder justice love quest pursuit
Mohan Kumar's diligence and honesty lands him in trouble with Balwant Singh Kalra, Jugal Kishore Ahuja, and Mr. Bhandari. Together the trio frame and imprison Mohan and make him watch ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Canada
1980
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Susan Sarandon Kate Reid Michel Piccoli Hollis McLaren Robert Joy Al Waxman Robert Goulet Moses Znaimer Angus MacInnes Sean Sullivan
pretty woman mobster husband drug dealer criminal engaging spirited new jersey waterfront atlantic city, n.j. aspirations gambling drug trafficking crime romance aging quest underdog 1970s
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Sylvia Sidney Spencer Tracy Walter Abel Bruce Cabot Edward Ellis Walter Brennan Frank Albertson
wrongly accused girlfriend lawyer fiery intense america prison crime revenge revenge fall quest 1930s
When a wrongly accused prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.