20 movies like A Better Tomorrow, ordered by similarity : Gloria(1980), Awarapan(2007), Lift(2001), Talaash: The Hunt Begins(2003), Shootout at Wadala(2013), We the Animals(2018), My Brother the Devil(2012), Fatima(2015), The Desperate Hours(1955), Carlito's Way(1993), The Sicilian Clan(1969), Boulevard Nights(1979) ...
Crime, Drama, Action
South Korea|Japan|Hong Kong|Thailand|USA
2010
124 Minutes
Ju Jin-mo Seung-heon Song Kang-woo Kim Han Sun Jo Kyeong-yeong Lee Ji-yeong Kim
mother gangster estranged brother emotional north korea port city wind showdown search escape
Arms trafficker Hyuk and Young-chun are practically brothers and nothing can separate them. When the two managed to escape from North Korea, they left behind Hyuk's younger brother Chul. ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2007
126 Minutes
Emraan Hashmi Shriya Saran Mrinalini Sharma Rehan Khan Purab Kohli Ashish Vidyarthi
gangster loner atheist businessman ex-girlfriend emotional sad endearing heartwarming india city house bungalow redemption unrequited love loyalty adventure escape mystery love
A gangster is torn between love and loyalty and he must review his choice to whom he has to choose.
Crime, Drama
USA
2001
85 Minutes
Kerry Washington Khari Streeter Lonette McKee Eugene Byrd Barbara Montgomery Sticky Fingaz Samantha Brown Todd Williams Jacqui Parker Naheem Allah Susan Alger
shoplifter mother grandmother boyfriend gangster manager suspenseful raw emotional boston department store inner city salon heist mother/daughter relationship african-americans fashion struggle inner-city life wretched excess
Niecy lives in inner-city Boston snd works at an upscale mall. Ambitious, intelligent, stylish, and a proficient shoplifter of clothes & credit cards, she's lured into a diamond heist. She'll find that crime pays - 'til the payback.
Drama, Action, Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
India
2003
180 Minutes
Rakhee Akshay Kumar Kareena Kapoor Pooja Batra Kabir Bedi Raj Babbar Suresh Oberoi Shakti Kapoor Gulshan Grover
brother sister kidnapper gangsters indian crime boss emotional suspenseful thrilling confident passionate india kidnapping sibling relationship danger fight to the death bravery adventure rescue pursuit
-The Hunt Begins- For them it was revenge. For him it was a challenge. A timeless ride on a ferocious mission.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
111 Minutes
James Floyd Saïd Taghmaoui Fady Elsayed Nasser Memarzia Ashley Thomas Letitia Wright Aymen Hamdouchi Arnold Oceng Yusra Warsama Elarica Gallacher Anthony Welsh
teen boy brother father mother gang members brutal emotional intense uneasy london united kingdom apartment house car growing up gang war forbidden love family honor discovery escape
Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London.
Drama
2015
79 Minutes
Soria Zeroual Zita Hanrot Kenza Noah Aïche Franck Andrieux Chawki Amari Yolanda Mpele Edith Saulnier Dalila Bencherif
daughter mother family teenager single mother cleaning lady brooding emotional endearing heartwarming intense home town relationships love family money emotion mother/daughter relationship discovery
After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
112 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Fredric March Martha Scott Arthur Kennedy Dewey Martin Gig Young Mary Murphy Richard Eyer Robert Middleton Alan Reed Bert Freed
criminal prisoner father mother son daughter tense thrilling emotional indianapolis house home invasion escaped criminals hostages family stand-off escape love 1950s
Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
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
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.
Drama
USA
1979
102 Minutes
Richard Yniguez Marta Du Bois Danny De La Paz Bill Benenson Chuco Avila James Victor Betty Carvalho Carmen Zapata Carlos Cervantes Victor Millan Roberto Covarrubias
gang member mexican-american girlfriend brother mother gritty tender emotional tense los angeles ghetto automobile repair shop gangs brotherhood coming of age crime poverty marriage escape growing up
Kid brother Chuco (Danny De La Paz) is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life. Despite their differences, their family bond is strong. But that bond is violently tested when rivals ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Canada
1987
96 Minutes
Kenneth Welsh R.H. Thomson Wayne Robson Tom Harvey George Bloomfield Graeme Campbell
drug czar canadian detective sergeant gangster wife tense uneasy cool emotional canada montreal police station city apartment drug trade crime syndicate double-cross police work police corruption
An intense crime drama about a Canadian drug lord who amasses a fortune from the cocaine and marijuana trade. His empire is threatened by the Mafia, Hell's Angels and the police who are all trying to bring him down.
Adventure, Drama
2016
123 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Pierre Niney Audrey Tautou Laurent Lucas Benjamin Lavernhe Vincent Heneine Thibault de Montalembert Roger Van Hool
pioneer innovator filmmaker researcher conservationist inspiring engaging sea research station pioneering innovation filmmaking research sea sea creatures sea rescue discovery rescue 1970s
Thirty years in the life of Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the researcher, scientist, inventor, and filmmaker whose contributions made the general public more curious about the sea.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1996
120 Minutes
Jada Pinkett Smith Queen Latifah Vivica A. Fox Blair Underwood John C. McGinley Kimberly Elise Vincent Baum Van Baum Chaz Lamar Shepherd
detective bank teller bank robber janitor single mother brother thrilling tense bank los angeles housing project robbery unemployment police brutality romance racism poverty escape transformation love
Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.
Crime, Drama, Romance, Action
India
2000
177 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Amisha Patel Satish Shah Farida Jalal Anupam Kher Ashish Vidyarthi Mohnish Bahl
rich girl car dealer indian brother murderer father emotional melodramatic thrilling suspenseful intense brooding india singapore new zealand cruise ship car dealership murder criminals wedding
A young girl meets the doppelganger of her deceased boyfriend and now has a chance to find the people who have murdered him.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Monica Rose Betz Tanya Clarke Kamal Khan Aria Pullman Matthew Pohlkamp Sari Arambulo Remington Hoffman Nate Ritsema
adopted daughter birth mother adoptive mother chilling creepy dark home adoption agency mother courage mother/daughter relationship motherhood rivalry escape revenge 2020s
A woman becomes suspicious when her adopted daughter's birth mother reenters her life and starts to display increasingly erratic behavior.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK
2015
104 Minutes
Kit Harington Peter Firth Jennifer Ehle Tim McInnerny Elyes Gabel Tuppence Middleton Eleanor Matsuura Lara Pulver David Harewood Michael Wildman
british intelligence agent terrorist wrongly accused secret agent teamwork gripping tense dark thrilling emotional london big city terrorism manhunt escape redemption conspiracy corruption escape pursuit
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.