20 movies like Cocaine Cowboys, ordered by similarity : Superfly(1972), Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With the Godmother(2008), Paid in Full(2002), Triad Election(2006), Goodfellas(1990), Traffic(2000), Scarface(1983), Blow(2001), Criminal Activities(2015), Skin Traffik(2015), Pusher 3(2005), Gomorra(2008) ...
7.8/10
Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
USA
2006
116 Minutes
Kelly Hughes Alfred Spellman Jenna Reeves Billy Corben
drug lord drug enforcement agent drug addict drug dealer gritty miami courtroom drug trafficking crime corruption rivalry wretched excess 1970s
In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Ron O'Neal Carl Lee Sheila Frazier Julius Harris Charles McGregor Nate Adams Polly Niles Yvonne Delaine
drug dealer junkie partner police detective sexy woman campy gritty engaging new york city ghetto drug trafficking retirement organized crime martial arts corruption race relations rivalry revenge escape 1970s
The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.
6.7/10
Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
USA
2008
101 Minutes
Nelson Andreu Raul Diaz Bob Palumbo Al Singleton
drug dealer son convict woman drug addict police officer gripping fascinating dark oakland, calif. prison miami ghetto drug trade crime ring partnership investigation griselda blanco charles cosby temptation
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Wood Harris Mekhi Phifer Kevin Carroll Esai Morales Chi McBride Cameron "Cam'ron" Giles Remo Green Cynthia Martells Elise Neal Regina Hall
drug lord drug dealer ex-convict friend rival thug gritty intense brutal harlem, n.y. street basketball court hospital drug trade crime ring violence loyalty murder gangs rise
A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2006
92 Minutes
crime boss godson wife rival thug brutal frenetic suspenseful melodramatic china hong kong river office crime syndicate election jealousy corruption gang war abduction rivalry
A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).
8.7/10
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.
7.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico|Germany
2000
147 Minutes
Michael Douglas Don Cheadle Benicio Del Toro Luis Guzman Dennis Quaid Catherine Zeta-Jones Steven Bauer Benjamin Bratt James Brolin Erika Christensen Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez
drug czar cop housewife drug dealer daughter lawyer thrilling gritty courtroom household mexico united states drug trafficking drug addiction corruption investigation quest pursuit 2000s
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
8.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1983
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Michelle Pfeiffer Steven Bauer Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Robert Loggia Miriam Colon F. Murray Abraham Paul Shenar Harris Yulin Ángel Salazar Arnaldo Santana
drug lord friend kingpin detective girlfriend dark brutal gory intense miami household restaurant drug trade organized crime drug addiction violence corruption self-destruction rise fall
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
7.6/10
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA|Mexico
2001
124 Minutes
Johnny Depp Penélope Cruz Franka Potente Rachel Griffiths Paul Reubens Jordi Mollá Cliff Curtis Miguel Sandovar Ethan Suplee Ray Liotta Kevin Gage
drug lord wife friend pablo escobar father cool bleak hedonistic california jail colombia drug trafficking drug addiction marriage crime family dysfunction wretched excess fall 1970s
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Michael Carmen Pitt Dan Stevens Christopher Abbott Rob Brown Edi Gathegi Jackie Earle Haley John Travolta Travis Aaron Wade
friend rival crime boss ringleader brutal chilling dark frightening gritty suspenseful thrilling united states debt crime abduction kidnapping rivalry adventure escape sacrifice
Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.
4.3/10
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Mickey Rourke Eric Roberts Dominique Swain Michael Madsen Jeff Fahey Gary Daniels Alan Ford
hitman assassin villain criminal gang leader gang members gangster gangsters pimp brutal dark intense intricate tense city united states california los angeles crime fighting
HITMAN for hire Bradley decides to turn his back on killing for a living and drops out of society, But, when he encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman in the London suburbs under ... See full summary »
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
Denmark
2005
107 Minutes
Zlatko Buric Marinela Dekic Ilyas Agac Slavko Labovic Ramadan Huseini Kujtim Loki Vanja Bajicic Levino Jensen
drug lord drug dealer daughter prostitute henchman intense dark disturbing copenhagen party house restaurant drug addiction drug trafficking father/daughter relationship middle age temptation rivalry 2000s
Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
Italy
2008
137 Minutes
Salvatore Abruzzese Simone Sacchettino Salvatore Ruocco Vincenzo Fabricino Vincenzo Altamura Italo Renda Gianfelice Imparato Maria Nazionale Salvatore Striano Salvatore Cantalupo Ciro Petrone
teen boy tailor crime boss government official courier engaging powerful intricate naples, italy slum factory beach apartment building campania, italy crime syndicate corruption drug trade weapons mafia rivalry
Scampia Vele is the corbusian architecture which has become a stronghold for Mafia of Naples, Italy.
7.6/10
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
109 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Peña Natalie Martinez Anna Kendrick David Harbour Frank Grillo America Ferrera Cle Sloan Jaime Fitzsimons Cody Horn
police officer partner police captain criminal wife drug dealer gritty intense thrilling moving los angeles apartment street crime scene wedding inner city law enforcement inner-city life friendship drug trade
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.
7.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
119 Minutes
Kevin Costner Sean Connery Robert De Niro Andy Garcia Charles Martin Smith Billy Drago Richard Bradford Jack Kehoe
al capone eliot ness cop gangster accountant bootlegger engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful gritty chicago office train station courtroom police station border crooked cops corruption organized crime
During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
Denmark
1996
106 Minutes
Kim Bodnia Zlatko Buric Laura Drasbæk Slavko Labovic Mads Mikkelsen Peter Andersson Vanja Bajicic Lisbeth Rasmussen
drug dealer drug lord friend prostitute cop henchman dark gritty tense copenhagen apartment police station nightclub heroin drug trafficking police bust debt betrayal quest underdog
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
7.9/10
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.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peterson Tully Marshall John Miljan Emmett Corrigan Warner Richmond Sandy Roth J. Carrol Naish
police chief detective mobster femme fatale wife district attorney brutal gritty wild chicago police station nightclub street organized crime police corruption sibling rivalry deception prohibition violence temptation
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
6.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
101 Minutes
Chuck Norris Henry Silva Bert Remsen Mike Genovese Nathan Davis Ralph Foody Dennis Farina
sergeant drug lord detective mafia boss police chief criminal thrilling gritty unrestrained chicago bar street police station hideout undercover operations drug trafficking police work technology police corruption integrity
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
7.3/10
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
2008
114 Minutes
Gerard Butler Tom Wilkinson Thandie Newton Mark Strong Idris Elba Tom Hardy Toby Kebbell Jeremy Piven Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Karel Roden
mobster hustler rock star politician producer accountant gritty thrilling intense london construction site apartment pub corruption real estate scam drug addiction crime quest rivalry
When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
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