Movies like The General

20 movies like The General, ordered by similarity : Bandit Queen(1994), Serpico(1973), The Krays(1990), Shaft(1971), Bronson(2008), Death Sentence(2007), The Whisky Robber(2017), Gotti(2018), Maudie(2016), Raees(2017), The Clan(2015), A Most Violent Year(2014) ...

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The General

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.

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Bandit Queen

The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.

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Serpico

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.

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The Krays

This fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.

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Shaft

Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

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Bronson

A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.

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Death Sentence

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

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The Whisky Robber

Viszkis was one of the most famous bank robbers in Hungary. He drunk whiskey before every robbing. This is his story.

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Gotti

The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.

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Maudie

An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.

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Raees

A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.

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The Clan

The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.

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A Most Violent Year

In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.

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Cinderella Man

The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.

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Marshall

The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.

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All Things to All Men

A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.

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Cold in July

When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche.

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Brian Banks

A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.

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Legend

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.

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Ossessione

A drifter (Massimo Girotti) helps a beauty (Clara Calamai) kill her husband (Juan de Landa) in Italy.

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The Killers

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

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