20 movies like The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, ordered by similarity : The Departed(2006), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Psycho Raman(2016), Bad Lieutenant(1992), M(1931), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009), Casino(1995), Stripped to Kill(1987), The Killers(1946), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Too Late for Tears(1949), 11:55(2016) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
109 Minutes
Ben Gazzara Timothy Agoglia Carey Seymour Cassel Azizi Johari Meade Roberts Alice Friedland Donna Gordon Morgan Woodward
club owner mobster stripper singer bookie thug dark gritty emotional intense hollywood, calif. strip club chinatown restaurant backstage casino moral dilemma debt gambling addiction murder
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Frankie Thorn Zoë Lund Anthony Ruggiero Eddie Daniels Bianca Hunter Vickie Bastel Robin Burrows Victor Argo Paul Hipp Fernando Velez
police officer nun storekeeper thug mobster bookie shocking bleak emotional new york city apartment church chinatown car store drugs adultery corruption redemption gambling
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Crime, Drama
USA
2009
121 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Eva Mendes Val Kilmer Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner Fairuza Balk Shawn Hatosy Jennifer Coolidge Tom Bower Vondie Curtis-Hall Irma P. Hall Denzel Whitaker
lieutenant drug addict father police chief client prostitute disturbing intense gritty new orleans house apartment police station addiction moral dilemma hard times crime police work murder investigation fall
Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
86 Minutes
detective stripper strip-club owner murder victim murderer colleague intense somber brooding profound strip club police station murder stripping investigation undercover operations nightclub pursuit quest rescue
When Detective Cody Sheehan discovers the body of a stripper from the Rock Bottom dance club, she wants the case. Her partner, Detective Heineman, is equally anxious to make the jump to the... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
105 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Albert Van Dekker Sam Levene Virginia Christine John Miljan Vince Barnett Charles D. Brown Donald MacBride
gas station attendant detective insurance investigator hitman femme fatale boxer dark brooding gritty powerful small town diner brentwood, n.j. city robbery crime deception love murder mystery
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Lizabeth Scott Don DeFore Dan Duryea Arthur Kennedy Kristine Miller Barry Kelley Denver Pyle Virginia Mullen Richard Irving George Mann Harry J. Vejar
wife husband brother brother-in-law sister-in-law private investigator creepy disturbing shocking suspenseful tense uneasy hollywood hollywood hills apartment car train station money murder greed
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
2016
80 Minutes
Ben Snyder Victor Almanzar Shirley Rumierk Elizabeth Rodriguez Robin De Jesus Mike Carlsen Goya Robles Dominic Colon John Alberto Leguizamo Kareem Savinon Johnny Rivera
marine drug dealer brother thug mother love interest brooding emotional intense town apartment barbershop strip club bar street violence drugs poverty military service determination
Returning to his hometown, US Marine Nelson Sanchez finds himself trapped by the violent past he had tried to escape.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Duke Williams Victoria Wallace John Mertens Ed Glynn Miranda Plant Paul C. Kelly Victoria Freire Anthony Coppola Patrick Heraghty Stacy Kessler
private investigator runaway stripper client hitman tense dark gritty gripping apartment strip club parking lot restaurant stripping estrangement private detective mysterious strangers attempted murder mystery adventure
An inexperienced private investigator accidentally uncovers the murder of a politician's mistress.
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
1949
114 Minutes
James Cagney Virginia Mayo Edmond O'Brien Margaret Wycherly Steve Cochran John Archer Wally Cassell Fred Clark Ford Rainey G. Pat Collins Paul Guilfoyle
gangster mother undercover agent fence convict dark intense prison train car hideout factory heist mother/son relationship prison break murder crime fall pursuit 1940s
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA|China
2013
138 Minutes
Christian Bale Bradley Cooper Jeremy Renner Amy Adams Jennifer Lawrence Louis C.K. Jack Huston Michael Peña Shea Whigham Alessandro Nivola Elisabeth Röhm
forger loan shark grifter fbi agent mayor wife wild brooding gripping apartment office city museum casino house crime manipulation debt undercover operations male/female relationship
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
2016
103 Minutes
Reza Sixo Safai Helena Mattsson Parviz Sayyad Julian Sands Dominic Rains Laura Harring Nikolai Kinski Nikohl Boosheri David Diaan Gregory Kasyan
mobster real estate agent poker player soldier brooding intense gripping gritty los angeles club apartment street car poker iran--iraq war secrets drug addiction drug trade escape fall
In the Persian and Russian underworld of Los Angeles, an Iranian gangster must hunt down stolen drugs after being wrongly accused of stealing from his former boss.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Frances McDormand Woody Harrelson Sam Rockwell Lucas Hedges Clarke Peters Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Caleb Landry Jones Kerry Condon John Hawkes Kathryn Newton
mother police chief police officer dead person dentist reporter amusing emotional brash gutsy tense unrestrained missouri small town restaurant dentist's office murder investigation police work vendetta justice
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
108 Minutes
veteran singer mobster amnesiac love interest police detective dark dense cool los angeles apartment lounge hospital amnesia mistaken identity theft murder investigation crime mystery
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.