20 movies like Brannigan, ordered by similarity : Serpico(1973), Carlito's Way(1993), The Fall of the Krays(2016), Destroyer(2018), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1974), BlacKkKlansman(2018), Blue Story(2019), The Departed(2006), Zodiac(2007), Dirty Harry(1971), American Gangster(2007), Layer Cake(2004) ...
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1975
111 Minutes
John Wayne Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson Mel Ferrer Del Henney Lesley-Anne Down Barry Dennen John Vernon Daniel Pilon John Stride James Booth
police detective gangster crime boss police officer commander captain brash rousing gritty london police station hideout england city culture clash manhunt extradition police work power struggle murder plot
Chicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan is sent to the U.K. to escort organized crime boss Ben Larkin back to the U.S., but Larkin's hitmen prepare an ambush for Brannigan.
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
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
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 »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
123 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Toby Kebbell Tatiana Maslany Sebastian Stan Scoot McNairy Bradley Whitford Toby Huss James Jordan Beau Knapp Jade Pettyjohn Shamier Anderson
police officer gang member gang leader criminal detective brash brutal bleak gripping intense california desert restaurant police station murder revenge police work undercover operations gangs pursuit
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
134 Minutes
John David Washington Adam Driver Laura Harrier Topher Grace Jasper Pääkkönen Corey Hawkins Ryan Eggold Michael Joseph Buscemi Paul Walter Hauser Ashlie Atkinson Alec Baldwin
detective white supremacist partner undercover cop police officer amusing hilarious tense suspenseful thrilling police station secret headquarters office woods house undercover operations ku klux klan police work investigation underdog
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
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.
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, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
157 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Robert Downey Jr. Anthony Edwards Dermot Mulroney Brian Cox Elias Koteas Donal Logue John Carroll Lynch Clea DuVall Chloë Sevigny
reporter police officer detective serial killer child creepy gritty suspenseful san francisco bus california police station school obsession murder newspapers violence crime paranoia mystery
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
103 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino Reni Santoni John Larch Andrew Robinson John Vernon John Mitchum Mae Mercer
police officer psychopath victim mayor clint eastwood gritty suspenseful thrilling san francisco school bus police station secret hideout crime scene kidnapping murder robbery suicide surveillance rebellion
When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2007
157 Minutes
Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Chiwetel Ejiofor Cuba Gooding Jr. Josh Brolin Ted Levine Armand Assante RZA John Ortiz John Hawkes Roger Guenveur Smith
detective mobster gangster police officer gritty dark new york city restaurant police station nightclub drug trafficking organized crime ambition murder mafia corruption pursuit revenge 1990s
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Crime, Drama
UK
2004
105 Minutes
Daniel Craig Colm Meaney Kenneth Cranham George Harris Jamie Foreman Michael Gambon Tamer Hassan Ben Whishaw Burn Gorman Sally Hawkins Sienna Miller
drug dealer gangster crime boss gang member girlfriend gritty intricate london hideout office restaurant kidnapping drug trafficking gangs deception pursuit escape 2000s
A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
India
2014
152 Minutes
Rani Mukherji Sanjay Taneja Tahir Bhasin
young woman detective police officer trafficker child gritty gripping intense disturbing india city police station forest street police work police pursuit child exploitation sex trade quest pursuit
A story of Shivani Shivaji Roy, Crime Branch, who sets out to confront the mastermind behind a child trafficking mafia.
Crime, Drama, Action
France
2004
105 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Gérard Depardieu André Dussollier Roschdy Zem Valeria Golino Daniel Duval Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Guy Lecluyse Alain Figlarz Vincent Moscato
police officer partner boss criminal gangster suspenseful emotional intense paris police station france street car apartment promotion robbery investigation sabotage competition crime
2 cops are promised by the retiring chief of the Paris police that the one, getting the violent gang robbing armored trucks, will get his job. The 2 will do whatever it takes to get the promotion, even if it means breaking the law.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
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.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2012
141 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Sanjay Dutt Rana Daggubati Deepak Tijori Anjana Sukhani Vijay Raaz Nathalia Kaur Lakshmi Manchu
young man police officer police chief gangster don politician gripping thrilling intense powerful india city mumbai street police station office gangsters underworld police work going undercover
A suspended cop joins hands with inspector Mahadev Bhonsle to free the city from underworld.
Crime, Drama
UK
2014
94 Minutes
Ian Ogilvy Alison Doody Christopher Ellison Danny-Boy Hatchard Lysette Anthony James Cosmo Steven Berkoff Dani Dyer Tony Denham Anouska Mond Red Madrell
villain englishman murderer murder victim gang leader gang member gang members gripping tense thrilling london united kingdom city england spain murder crime rivalry investigation gangs
When retired East End villain Charlie Archer is murdered by a feral street gang, his brother Ritchie returns to London from Spain to investigate.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.