20 movies like A Most Violent Year, ordered by similarity : The Oath(2016), Raees(2017), The Wizard of Lies(2017), Wetlands(2017), Death Toll(2008), Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime(1922), The Shadow of Violence(2019), Company(2002), Hammer(2019), The Corrupted(2019), M(1931), Skin Traffik(2015) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2014
124 Minutes
Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain David Oyelowo Alessandro Nivola Albert Brooks Elyes Gabel Catalina Sandino Moreno Peter Gerety Christopher Abbott Glenn Fleshler Jerry Adler
family immigrant family patriarch criminal crime boss thrilling tense suspenseful new york city crime violence city life immigrants corruption life business rise fall 1980s
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Iceland|UK|Germany
2016
110 Minutes
Hera Hilmar Baltasar Kormákur Gísli Örn Garðarsson Ingvar Sigurdsson Þorsteinn Bachmann Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Margrét Bjarnadóttir Ágúst Bjarnason
surgeon daughter drug dealer father criminal intense melodramatic suspenseful thrilling gory brooding reykjavík, iceland criminal underworld family home drug addiction family crime desperation father/daughter relationship rise
A troubled father, working as a doctor, decides to go to extreme measures for saving his daughter from a devastating influence of her boyfriend, a drug dealer.
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.
Crime, Drama
France|Israel
2017
133 Minutes
Robert De Niro Michelle Pfeiffer Alessandro Nivola Nathan Darrow Kristen Connolly Lily Rabe Hank Azaria Kathrine Narducci Michael Goorjian Kelly AuCoin Geoffrey Cantor
patriarch husband wife criminal family partner financier engaging intense shocking tense united states fraud schemes financial troubles deception crime family investigation biography
A modern-day Shakespearean tale about a famous Tajik musical family, controlled by the charismatic, funny yet overbearing patriarch, Papa Alaev, who at the age of 80 is starting to lose his... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2017
98 Minutes
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Heather Graham Christopher McDonald Reyna De Courcy Jennifer Ehle Rob Morgan Tyler Elliot Burke Pamela Dunlap Louis Mustillo Lynne Wintersteller Lauren LaVera
business partner daughter addict mother family businessman gripping tense suspenseful atlantic city, n.j. united states city crime fresh start parenting parent/child relationship addiction fall rescue revenge
As a major storm approaches the outskirts of Atlantic City, a newly sober police detective goes to extreme measures to make sure that his estranged family does not fall victim to the vengeance of a local crime lord.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
80 Minutes
police officer crime boss criminal brutal tense suspenseful thrilling new orleans united states crime murder saving the town crime prevention crime ring law enforcement fall quest 2000s
New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1922
93 Minutes
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Aud Egede Nissen Gertrude Welcker Alfred Abel Bernhard Goetzke Paul Richter
criminal hypnotist gambler police detective businessman murderer dark intricate suspenseful thrilling nightclub city berlin police station asylum germany crime mind control psychiatry business
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
101 Minutes
Cosmo Jarvis Barry Keoghan Niamh Algar Ned Dennehy David Wilmot Simone Kirby Anthony Welsh Hazel Doupe Roisin O'neill Ryan McParland Toni O'Rourke
crime boss enforcer father boxer brooding disheartening dark gritty raw shocking tense rural community ireland family loyalty crime conflict of interest violence fall rivalry
A former boxer cares for his autistic son while working as an enforcer for a family of drug dealers in rural Ireland.
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
2019
82 Minutes
Will Patton Mark O'Brien Dayle Mcleod Lara Jean Chorostecki Ben Cotton Connor Price Curtis Caravaggio Vickie Papavs Jason Weinberg Deidre Gillard-Rowlings Stephen Lush
father estranged son drug dealer criminal family ex-convict engaging dense gripping thrilling crime scene city crime relationships unintended consequences mystery sacrifice rescue 2010s
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2019
103 Minutes
Timothy Spall Sam Claflin Hugh Bonneville Charlie Murphy Shaun Dooley Adam Long David Hayman Naomi Ackie Lorraine Ashbourne Alan McKenna Decca Heggie
ex-convict crime boss family suspenseful tense london boxing ring redemption crime corruption temptation fall 2010s
Liam is an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. Liam's drive for redemption will see him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
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 »
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Biography
Argentina|Spain
2015
110 Minutes
Guillermo Francella Peter Lanzani Antonia Bengoechea Gastón Cocchiarale Stefanía Koessl Franco Masini Fernando Miró Giselle Motta
father son clansman murderer kidnapper crime boss intense suspenseful gory brutal disturbing brooding argentina villa clan war mafia kidnapping murder family secrets rise
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
84 Minutes
Johnny Messner Dolph Lundgren Danny Trejo Vivica A. Fox Michael Paré Natassia Malthe John Laughlin Angell Conwell
victim murderer criminal drug lord sheriff corrupt cop thrilling tense suspenseful united states drugs crime criminals fortune greed memory loss mystery corruption discovery fall
A drug deal goes bad, leaving bodies. A sheriff shoots his deputy for the money and a wounded amnesiac shoots the sheriff and escapes with $3,000,000. DEA investigates as does the drug lord dad of the dead deputy.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin widower dog enemy crime boss murderer soldier guard criminal thrilling tense suspenseful engaging gripping intense united states italy art museum city catacombs
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Drama, Comedy, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
USA
2015
92 Minutes
Rob Lowe Burt Reynolds Noel Gugliemi Kwesi Boakye Ken Davitian James Jurdi Jessica Clark Logan Fahey
real estate broker man woman criminal airy amusing suspenseful thrilling charming house los angeles real estate corruption crime money failing career rise fall rivalry pursuit
Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensue when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.
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?
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Mexico
2009
96 Minutes
Paulina Gaitán Edgar Flores Kristyan Ferrer Tenoch Huerta Diana García Luis Fernando Peña Héctor Jiménez Marco Antonio Aguirre Giovanni Florido
teen girl estranged father immigrant gang member girlfriend gang leader suspenseful emotional honduras mexican-american border mexico train river immigrants father/daughter relationship reunion journey crime family quest
A Honduran young girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Gil Bellows Bitsie Tulloch Michael Eklund Faust Checho Andy Ahrens Slaine Brit Shaw Jim Dougherty Aaron Crippen Paul Haddad
criminal former friend friend thief police officer suspenseful thrilling tense city united states bank secret hideout money theft crime friendship enemies wealth gangs escape
Someone knows about the 25 million and the plane to Mexico. Someone killed the getaway pilot. As loyalty turns to suspicion and friends become enemies, 4 criminals try to find the rat and escape their past - if they can survive the night.