20 movies like Hell up in Harlem, ordered by similarity : The Godfather, Part II(1974), The Fall of the Krays(2016), Johnny Apollo(1940), The Last Gangster(1937), Sarkar(2005), Hobo With a Shotgun(2011), Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Snitch(2013), At Close Range(1986), Carlito's Way(1993), The Rise of the Krays(2015), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara(2013) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
96 Minutes
Fred Williamson Julius Harris Gloria Hendry Margaret Avery D'Urville Martin Tony King Gerald Gordon Bobby Ramsen James Dixon Esther Sutherland Charles MacGuire
gangster henchman ex-wife father district attorney politician gritty frenetic harlem, n.y. los angeles new york city street office gang war murder political corruption father/son relationship betrayal power struggle rescue
A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
200 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert Duvall Diane Keaton Robert De Niro John Cazale Talia Shire Lee Strasberg Michael V. Gazzo G.D. Spradlin Richard Bright Gastone Moschin
gangster murderer brother father criminal politician dark gritty new york city italy cuba airport washington, d.c. bedroom betrayal murder mafia abuse crime revolution
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Crime, Drama
UK
2016
116 Minutes
George Webster Simon Cotton Kevin Leslie Josh Myers Adrian Bouchet Clare McGlinn Alexa Morden Paul Blackwell
brother wife gangster criminal police officer rival bleak brutal dark disturbing emotional gritty london street home office big city nightclub empire brother relationship
Simon Cotton as Ronnie Kray and Kevin Leslie as Reggie Kray, picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the sanity of the two brothers bring uncertainties to their business plans . now with... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
Tyrone Power Jonathan Hale Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Lloyd Nolan Charley Grapewin Lionel Atwill Marc Lawrence
henchman gangster father girlfriend boss inmate gritty emotional new york city office jail crime imprisonment father/son relationship reputation betrayal quest love transformation fall
The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson James Stewart Rose Stradner Lionel Stander Douglas Scott John Carradine Sidney Blackmer Grant Mitchell
gangster wife reporter henchman brother son melodramatic gripping spirited new york city alcatraz island newsroom household street organized crime murder father/son relationship marriage kidnapping imprisonment
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Crime, Drama
India
2005
124 Minutes
gangster son wife daughter-in-law henchman bleak intense suspenseful thrilling emotional moving mumbai, india house bungalow street office police station gangsters family relationships brotherhood
The authority of a man, who runs a parallel government in Mumbai, is challenged. His son rises to face his enemies.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico
2018
122 Minutes
Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Isabela Moner Jeffrey Donovan Catherine Keener Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Matthew Modine Shea Whigham Elijah Rodriguez Howard Ferguson Jr. David Castañeda
attorney father hostage drug enforcement agent drug trafficker fbi agent brash gutsy gripping gritty unrestrained mexican-american border mexico office house car truck drug cartel drug trade revenge
The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Crime, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates|UK
2013
112 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Barry Pepper Jon Bernthal Michael Kenneth Williams Melina Kanakaredes Nadine Velazquez Rafi Gavron David Harbour Benjamin Bratt Susan Sarandon Lela Loren
teen boy father police officer drug dealer district attorney brooding gritty tense household police station los angeles mexican-american border drug cartel undercover operations false accusations father/son relationship pursuit revenge 2010s
A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal.
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
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, Biography
UK
2015
100 Minutes
Simon Cotton Kevin Leslie Nicola Stapleton James Weber-Brown Danny Midwinter Philip Prajoux Matt Vael Olivia Moyles Phil Dunster
gangster gang leader twin gang members police officer brutal confident gripping gory gritty london prison street gang war gangs gangsters police work rise fall rivalry
Two brothers unleash a psychotic reign of terror on their journey to build an empire of unprecedented power in the British Mafia.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2013
158 Minutes
gangster lover murderer rival victim criminal bleak chilling disturbing engaging intense shocking india city hospital crime scene love power rivalry plot
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.
Crime, Drama
USA
1996
109 Minutes
David Amos David Proval Gene Mitchell Shaunt Benjamin Barry Primus Paul Klar Tony Burton Mike Starr Keith David
gangster cop crime boss mob enforcer con artist wife dark gritty suspenseful los angeles street bathroom murder plot gangsters homosexuality betrayal mutiny assassination quest temptation
The story of Michael Moore, Shot, Hooker, Joey and Dennis: five gangsters who work for a man named Leo.
Crime, Drama
1960
144 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Takeshi Kato Masayuki Mori Kyoko Kagawa Tatsuya Mihashi Takashi Shimura Kô Nishimura
daughter son father businessman vice president lawyer outlandish eerie japan wedding cemetery office revenge suicide corporate greed corruption cover-up rivalry wretched excess pursuit
Japanese police and a tycoon's (Masayuki Mori) son-in-law (Toshirô Mifune) discover deadly corporate corruption.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
131 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway John Huston Perry Lopez John Hillerman Darryl Zwerling Diane Ladd Roy Jenson Roman Polanski Richard Bakalyan Joe Mantell
detective widow father sister private investigator wife disturbing sultry suspenseful gritty los angeles chinatown household car construction site corruption murder adultery redemption set-up
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Virginia Bruce Lionel Atwill Harvey Stephens Robert Barrat James Stewart William Collier Bobby Watson William Demarest John Sheehan Lucien Littlefield
newspaper reporter gossip columnist police officer business partner father editor dark brooding shocking suspenseful newsroom sing sing correctional facility new york city shooting gallery newspapers murder investigation father/son relationship deception cover-up mystery
When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate.
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
USA
1957
88 Minutes
Lee J. Cobb Kerwin Mathews Gia Scala Richard Boone Valerie French Robert Loggia Joseph Wiseman Harold J. Stone Adam Williams
business owner gangster father son teamster henchman brutal fiery powerful factory new york city organized crime labor union family oppression change of heart violence fall revenge rivalry
The struggle of a lady's garment workers' organization to unionize a New York clothing sweat shop; the owner of which is determined to keep the union out of his business at any cost.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2006
92 Minutes
crime boss godson wife rival thug brutal frenetic suspenseful melodramatic china hong kong river office crime syndicate election jealousy corruption gang war abduction rivalry
A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).
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.