20 movies like American Hustle, ordered by similarity : Wind River(2017), End of Watch(2012), Company(2002), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1974), The Whisky Robber(2017), The Big Clock(1948), Dead Man Down(2013), The Mule(2018), Shagird(2011), Raees(2017), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), BlacKkKlansman(2018) ...
Crime, Drama
USA|China
2013
138 Minutes
Christian Bale Bradley Cooper Jeremy Renner Amy Adams Jennifer Lawrence Louis C.K. Jack Huston Michael Peña Shea Whigham Alessandro Nivola Elisabeth Röhm
forger loan shark grifter fbi agent mayor wife wild brooding gripping apartment office city museum casino house crime manipulation debt undercover operations male/female relationship
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2017
111 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Elizabeth Olsen Gil Birmingham Jon Bernthal Julia Jones Kelsey Asbille James Jordan Martin Sensmeier Ian Bohen Matthew Del Negro Eric Lange
fbi agent police officer native american animal-control officer victim hunter gripping thrilling tense suspenseful wyoming indian reservation indian territory wilderness murder investigation wilderness homicide mystery fbi native americans
A veteran hunter helps an FBI agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation.
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.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Action, Crime, Drama
Hungary
2017
126 Minutes
Zoltán Schneider Bence Szalay Piroska Móga Viktor Klem György Gazsó Mark Ember
criminal thief robber police officer hungarian suspenseful gripping engaging hungary bank city crime violence true crime heist robbery police pursuit escape pursuit 1990s
Viszkis was one of the most famous bank robbers in Hungary. He drunk whiskey before every robbing. This is his story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
118 Minutes
Colin Farrell Noomi Rapace Terrence Howard Dominic Cooper Isabelle Huppert Armand Assante F. Murray Abraham Luis Da Silva Jr.
gangster crime boss associate neighbor gripping suspenseful city apartment building apartment office organized crime power struggle retribution blackmail revenge pursuit 2010s
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution.
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
116 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Bradley Cooper Laurence Fishburne Michael Peña Dianne Wiest Andy Garcia Alison Eastwood Taissa Farmiga Ignacio Serricchio Loren Dean Eugene Cordero
older man drug trafficker police officer dea agent drug dealer senior citizen bleak brooding uneasy tense suspenseful touching truck warehouse house wedding office road drug cartel drug bust
A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.
Crime, Drama, Action
India
2011
128 Minutes
Nana Patekar Mohit Ahlawat Rimi Sen Anurag Kashyap Zakir Hussain
inspector police officer wife son journalist media personality intense gripping powerful inspiring profound india city police station house corruption corrupt police fighting corruption bribery political corruption
A rookie cop questions the tactics of his superior, and attempts to track the abductors of his girlfriend.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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.
Crime, Drama
1980
114 Minutes
Bob Hoskins Helen Mirren Eddie Constantine Dave King Bryan Marshall Derek Thompson Bruce Alexander Paul Barber Pierce Brosnan Charles Cork Billy Cornelius
crime boss girlfriend mobster intense suspenseful london car apartment pub casino organized crime business betrayal ambition fall rivalry transformation mystery 1970s
A Cockney crime czar (Bob Hoskins) and his mistress (Helen Mirren) answer a threat on the eve of his big deal with a U.S. mobster (Eddie Constantine).
Crime, Drama
USA
1999
90 Minutes
Terence Stamp Peter Fonda Lesley Ann Warren Luis Guzman Barry Newman Joe Dallesandro Nicky Katt Amelia Heinle Melissa George
ex-convict daughter record producer young man hit man agent brooding suspenseful los angeles warehouse beach house party pursuit murder drug trafficking family revenge pursuit discovery 1990s
An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico|Hong Kong
2015
121 Minutes
Emily Blunt Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Victor Garber Jon Bernthal Daniel Kaluuya Jeffrey Donovan Raoul Trujillo Julio Cesar Cedillo Bernardo Saracino
fbi agent government official hit man drug czar police officer mexican brooding emotional intense bleak thrilling mexican-american border car warehouse street drug house hotel drugs assassination surveillance
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Crime, Drama
Italy|USA
1973
95 Minutes
Charles Bronson Martin Balsam Norman Fell David Sheiner Ralph Waite Eddie Firestone Walter Burke David Moody Charles Tyner Paul Koslo Stuart Margolin
ex-cop gangster henchman resident local mobster thrilling intense suspenseful office metro city new york city street crime scene big city race against time serendipity dangerous job suspicion dysfunction
A top New York detective is sent to Los Angeles where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
128 Minutes
Viola Davis Colin Farrell Michelle Rodriguez Elizabeth Debicki Cynthia Erivo Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Kaluuya Jacki Weaver Robert Duvall Liam Neeson Garret Dillahunt
police officer widow thief driver crime boss thug emotional tense thrilling uneasy gripping gutsy chicago house shooting gallery funeral warehouse gym heist loss
Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1990
117 Minutes
Richard Gere Andy Garcia Nancy Travis Laurie Metcalf Richard Bradford William Baldwin Michael Beach Faye Grant Katherine Borowitz Annabella Sciorra
police officer criminal wife mistress thrilling emotional los angeles police station house street car corruption loyalty polyamory crime murder fall wretched excess rivalry 1990s
An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.