20 movies like Cafe Society, ordered by similarity : Detective Story(1951), I Walk Alone(1947), Nightcrawler(2014), Destination: Murder(1950), 99 Homes(2014), The Departed(2006), Colonel Chabert(1994), Crime of Passion(1957), The Hard Way(1991), Shaitan(2011), Hell Is a City(1960), The Big Heat(1953) ...
Drama
USA
1995
114 Minutes
Frank Whaley Peter Gallagher Lara Flynn Boyle John Spencer Anna Levine David Patrick Kelly
heir girlfriend actor press agent police detective pimp melodramatic brooding intense nightclub manhattan police station court scandal investigation greed fame money fall pursuit
A society playboy with a taste for the lowlife is set up for exploitation by an unscrupulous undercover cop and his shadowy political masters.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Horace MacMahon Lee Grant Craig Hill Cathy O'Donnell Bert Freed George Macready Joseph Wiseman Gladys George
police detective abortionist wife burglar shoplifter colleague tense suspenseful gripping melodramatic police station household hospital new york city street obsession abortion investigation dark secrets death
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Lizabeth Scott Kirk Douglas Wendell Corey Kristine Miller Jorge Rigaud Marc Lawrence Mike Mazurki Mickey Knox Roger Neury
bootlegger ex-convict nightclub owner ex-girlfriend partner brooding dark tense melodramatic new york city nightclub prison partnership greed business bootlegging love triangle deception rivalry rise
Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
72 Minutes
Joyce Mackenzie Stanley Clements Hurd Hatfield Albert Van Dekker James Flavin
hit man daughter police officer nightclub owner cigarette girl girlfriend tense gripping big city family home movie theater nightclub police station investigation undercover operations deception murder organized crime mystery pursuit
When Laura Mansfield's father is killed by a delivery man, the police has few clues and the investigation drags on but Laura decides to find the killer on her own.
Drama
USA
2014
110 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Michael Shannon Laura Dern Tim Guinee Noah Lomax Clancy Brown J.D. Evermore Judd Lormand Cullen Moss John L. Armijo Nicole Barré
businessman single father contractor unemployed person man tenant bleak dark gripping intense thrilling disheartening abandoned house united states florida house suburb road unemployment eviction
A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.
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.
Drama
France
1994
110 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Fanny Ardant Fabrice Luchini André Dussollier Daniel Prévost Maxime Leroux Patrick Bordier Jacky Nercessian Romane Bohringer Eric Elmosnino Olivier Saladin
war hero countess count lawyer child wife dark brooding melodramatic tense paris courtroom battlefield estate legal battle identity greed betrayal estrangement presumed dead
Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war to the point that the medical examiner has signed his death certificate. When he regains his health and memory... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
84 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Sterling Hayden Raymond Burr Fay Wray Virginia Grey Royal Dano Robert Griffin Dennis Cross
columnist police detective police chief wife reporter friend tense suspenseful brooding gripping san francisco los angeles house newsroom murder ambition marriage investigation infidelity career
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1991
111 Minutes
Michael J. Fox James Woods Stephen Lang Annabella Sciorra John Capodice Luis Guzman LL Cool J Mary Mara Delroy Lindo Conrad Roberts Christina Ricci
actor detective serial killer captain girlfriend partner hilarious thrilling spectacular new york city hollywood, calif. police station nightclub roof police work acting mentorship serial murders unlikely friendship research
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
Drama
India
2011
138 Minutes
Rajit Kapoor Rajeev Khandelwal Kalki Koechlin Pavan Malhotra Shiv Pandit Gulshan Devaiya Neil Bhoopalam Kirti Kulhari Sheetal Menon Sonali Sachdev
young girl father girlfriend mother police officer friend intense brooding raw disturbing melodramatic car police station family home depression extortion accidental death lie fake kidnapping loss
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
98 Minutes
Stanley Baker John Crawford Donald Pleasence Billie Whitelaw
inspector escaped convict murderer detective gang leader criminal gripping thrilling suspenseful tense intense engaging manchester, england jailbreak on the run mission criminals murder investigation money discovery
In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
78 Minutes
John Garfield Beatrice Pearson Thomas Gomez Howland Chamberlin Roy Roberts Marie Windsor Paul McVey Tim Ryan Sid Tomack Georgia Backus Jan Dennis
lawyer brother gangster investigator secretary rival dark tense new york city bank numbers racket family corruption greed investigation temptation rivalry fall 1940s
An unethical lawyer, with an older brother he wants to help, becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
2016
136 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Tapsee Pannu Piyush Mishra Kirti Kulhari Dhritiman Chatterjee Andrea Tariang Angad Bedi
young man young woman lawyer friend gripping intense powerful inspiring house bungalow resort courtroom rape court battles legal case quest pursuit rise fall 2010s
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
85 Minutes
William Holden Edmond O'Brien Alexis Smith Tom Tully Ed Begley Dan Dayton Adele Longmire Ray Teal Ted de Corsia Don Porter Howard Freeman
prosecutor police officer mobster journalist father girlfriend brooding crafty emotional tense midwest courtroom house police station corruption love triangle investigation trial spying organized crime
Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.
Drama
USA
1950
91 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Gloria Grahame Frank Lovejoy Carl Benton Reid Art Smith Jeff Donnell Martha Stewart Robert Warwick Morris Ankrum William Ching Steven Geray
lover screenwriter dead person detective agent engaging dark gripping hollywood, calif. police station nightclub love unusual behavior murder investigation fall mystery 1940s
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
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.
Crime, Drama
France
1982
104 Minutes
Nathalie Baye Philippe Léotard Richard Berry Christophe Malavoy Jean-Paul Connart Bernard Freyd Tcheky Karyo Maurice Ronet
pimp prostitute police officer police detective kingpin informant suspenseful gritty melodramatic tense paris slum france household street police station prostitution drug trade organized crime informing
Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.
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, 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.