20 movies like Gunshy, ordered by similarity : The Public Enemy(1931), The Rise of the Krays(2015), Sarkar(2005), Hollow Triumph(1948), Gangster No. 1(2000), King of the Underworld(1939), Mean Streets(1973), Department(2012), Dillinger(1973), Gone Girl(2014), Carlito's Way(1993), Layer Cake(2004) ...
Crime, Drama
1998
101 Minutes
William Petersen Michael Wincott Diane Lane Kevin Gage Michael Byrne Eric Schaeffer Meat Loaf Aday Musetta Vander John Fleck Badja Djola Benjamin Lum
writer gangster nurse police officer girlfriend bleak gritty raw atlantic city, n.j. bar casino police station writer's block secret gambling gangsters infidelity jealousy fall rise
A heartbroken New York City journalist (William Petersen) gets involved with a New Jersey gang member (Michael Wincott) and his girlfriend (Diane Lane).
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
84 Minutes
James Cagney Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Edward Woods Beryl Mercer Donald Cook Joan Blondell
gangster bootlegger police officer veteran friend melodramatic brash gripping suspenseful prison chicago slum nightclub bar organized crime gangs prohibition great depression family dysfunction growing up
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
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.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
83 Minutes
Paul Henreid Joan Bennett Eduard Franz Leslie Brooks John Qualen Mabel Paige Herbert Rudley Charles Arnt George Chandler Sid Tomack Alvin Hammer
gangster henchman rival secretary brother girlfriend dark intense prison gambling house los angeles office doctor's office parking garage one last job gangsters love impersonation brotherhood disillusionment
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity - with unfortunate results.
Crime, Drama
UK|Germany|Ireland
2000
103 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell David Thewlis Paul Bettany Saffron Burrows Kenneth Cranham Jamie Foreman Raz Adoti Doug Allen Eddie Marsan David Kennedy Andrew Lincoln
british man gangster crime boss criminal beautiful woman disturbing dark gritty london casino secret headquarters organized crime torture heist gang war rise to power released from prison rise rivalry revenge
Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
110 Minutes
Robert De Niro Harvey Keitel Richard Romanus Amy Robinson David Proval Cesare Danova Victor Argo George Memmoli Lenny Scaletta Jeanie Bell David Carradine
gangster mobster criminal uncle friend gritty thrilling dark new york city street bar mafia wealth illness death salvation violence escape fall forbidden love
A small-time hood tries to keep the peace between his friend Johnny and Johnny's creditors.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Warren Oates Ben Johnson Michelle Phillips Cloris Leachman Harry Dean Stanton Geoffrey Lewis John P. Ryan Richard Dreyfuss Steve Kanaly John Martino Roy Jenson
gangster woman fbi agent crime boss tense shocking spirited house chicago bank bar prison john dillinger bank heist law enforcement gangsters crime fame rise transformation
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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
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.
Crime, Drama
India
2002
155 Minutes
Ajay Devgn Vivek Oberoi Manisha Koirala Antara Mali Seema Biswas Mohanlal Ganesh Yadav Rajpal Yadav Vijay Raaz Isha Koppikar Urmila Matondkar
don criminal police officer police commissioner gangster thrilling intense gripping dark dense india city house street crime crime spree criminals jealousy rivalry quest
A small-time gangster named Chandu teams up with Malik, a low-level enforcer for a criminal syndicate. Together they eliminate all their enemies, becoming the most feared gangsters in Mumbai.
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
France|Italy
1969
120 Minutes
Alain Delon Jean Gabin Lino Ventura Irina Demick Amedeo Nazzari Sydney Chaplin Elisa Cegani Karen Blanguernon Marc Porel Yves Lefebvre Philippe Baronnet
gangster prisoner police officer murderer thief mafia boss engaging brutal thrilling suspenseful intense italy sicily prison diamond heist gangs gangsters adventure escape pursuit
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2013
156 Minutes
John Abraham Anil Kapoor Kangana Ranaut Manoj Bajpayee Sonu Sood Ronit Roy Mahesh Manjrekar Tusshar Kapoor Ranjeet
criminal gangster girlfriend police officer brother gripping confident cool suspenseful thrilling mumbai, india india city house police station street police work criminals gangsters prison break
The first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982. Based on a true story.
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
1950
89 Minutes
Dan Duryea Herbert Marshall Gale Storm Howard da Silva Michael O'Shea Mary Anderson Gar Moore Melville Cooper Frieda Inescort
journalist publisher newspaper owner gangster daughter-in-law murderer brooding intense uneasy intricate small town new england office suburbia city city hall journalism ethics gangsters murder
The story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by forced circumstances, the opposing forces.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
97 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan George Bancroft William Pawley John Hamilton Earle Dwire William Worthington
gangster priest child lawyer gritty emotional hell's kitchen street friendship crime corruption gangs sacrifice growing up rise 1930s
A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
133 Minutes
Amandla Stenberg Regina Hall Russell Hornsby KJ Apa Anthony Mackie Sabrina Carpenter Common Issa Rae Lamar Johnson Dominique Fishback Algee Smith
teen girl teen boy neighbor high-school student friend police officer uneasy tense emotional profound passionate neighborhood high school party car police station house police brutality activism racial tension
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.