20 movies like Legend, ordered by similarity : The Krays(1990), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), Veteran(2015), The Rise of the Krays(2015), Juggernaut(2017), Shor in the City(2011), Black Mass(2015), 21 Bridges(2019), Destroyer(2018), White Boy Rick(2018), Nightcrawler(2014), The Last Deadly Mission(2008) ...
Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2015
131 Minutes
Tom Hardy Emily Browning David Thewlis Taron Egerton Christopher Eccleston Chazz Palminteri Tara Fitzgerald Paul Bettany Colin Morgan Paul Anderson Stephen Lord
twin gangster police detective robber murderer girlfriend brash confident intense london police station bar restaurant street car twins crime power money greed
Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.
Crime, Drama, Biography
UK
1990
119 Minutes
Billie Whitelaw Gary Kemp Martin Kemp Susan Fleetwood Charlotte Cornwell Jimmy Jewel Avis Bunnage Kate Hardie Alfred Lynch Tom Bell Steven Berkoff
crime boss twin brother mother older man homosexual dark chilling shocking london club underground alley twins crime ring ronnie kray rise to power schizophrenia reggie kray fall
This fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.
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.
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama
South Korea
2015
124 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang Yu Ah-in Hae-jin Yoo Dal-su Oh Man-shik Jeong Woong-in Jeong Yoon-ju Jang Shi-hoo Kim
investigator detective criminal millionaire young man heir confident cool engaging gripping intense powerful city street south korea crime abuse of power determination investigation wealth
A honest cop seeks justice for a common man against all odds. A rich boy seeks revenge on the cop.
Crime, Drama, Biography
UK
2015
100 Minutes
Simon Cotton Kevin Leslie Nicola Stapleton James Weber-Brown Danny Midwinter Philip Prajoux Matt Vael Olivia Moyles Phil Dunster
gangster gang leader twin gang members police officer brutal confident gripping gory gritty london prison street gang war gangs gangsters police work rise fall rivalry
Two brothers unleash a psychotic reign of terror on their journey to build an empire of unprecedented power in the British Mafia.
Crime, Drama
Canada
2017
105 Minutes
Amanda Crew Jack Kesy Ty Olsson Stephen McHattie David Cubitt Peter McRobbie Matty Finochio Philip Granger Darren Dolynski Jason Diablo Fanny Migneault-Lecavalier
mother son brother priest police officer criminal brash brutal uneasy unrestrained tense raw house car police station barn bar office suicide murder
After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.
Crime, Drama
India
2011
112 Minutes
Sendhil Ramamurthy Krishna DK Tusshar Kapoor Radhika Apte Zakir Hussain Sundeep Kishan Amit Mistry Pitobash Tripathy Preeti Desai Nikhil Dwivedi Girija Oak
young man young woman friend girlfriend wife gangster intense confident engaging gripping shocking mumbai, india india house street bank restaurant extortion police work robbery
Various residents and career-criminals face challenges in crime-laden Mumbai.
Drama, Biography, Crime
USA|UK
2015
122 Minutes
Johnny Depp Joel Edgerton Benedict Cumberbatch Dakota Johnson Kevin Bacon Peter Sarsgaard Jesse Plemons Rory Cochrane David Harbour Adam Scott Corey Stoll
senator brother mobster fbi agent police officer fugitive brash intense brutal boston bar office street church car mob corruption fugitives power evil
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
China|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller J.K. Simmons Stephan James Taylor Kitsch Keith David Alexander Siddig Louis Cancelmi Victoria Cartagena Gary Carr Morocco Omari
police officer criminal detective murderer family member murder suspect cool confident thrilling suspenseful intense intricate new york city subway apartment crime scene police station car murder manhunt
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
123 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Toby Kebbell Tatiana Maslany Sebastian Stan Scoot McNairy Bradley Whitford Toby Huss James Jordan Beau Knapp Jade Pettyjohn Shamier Anderson
police officer gang member gang leader criminal detective brash brutal bleak gripping intense california desert restaurant police station murder revenge police work undercover operations gangs pursuit
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
111 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Richie Merritt Bel Powley Jennifer Jason Leigh Brian Tyree Henry Rory Cochrane RJ Cyler Jonathan Majors Eddie Marsan Taylour Paige Bruce Dern
father teenager drug dealer gunrunner federal agent informant brash bleak intense unrestrained outlandish fbi headquarters car house detroit warehouse club father/child relationship greed fbi
The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Drama, Crime
France
2008
125 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Olivia Bonamy Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Gérald Laroche Guy Lecluyse Philippe Nahon Clement Michu Moussa Maaskri Jean-Paul Zehnacker
cop murderer ex-convict madman victim daughter brash disturbing intense dark tense thrilling prison marseilles, france police station bus street crime scene parole protection
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.
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.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|China
2017
119 Minutes
Channing Tatum Adam Driver Farrah Mackenzie Riley Keough Daniel Craig Katie Holmes Charles Halford Seth MacFarlane Jack Quaid Brian Gleeson Katherine Waterston
brother friend robber prisoner construction worker bank robber amusing brooding confident gripping madcap west virginia prison dump racetrack heist nascar hard times family honor bad luck
Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2007
157 Minutes
Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Chiwetel Ejiofor Cuba Gooding Jr. Josh Brolin Ted Levine Armand Assante RZA John Ortiz John Hawkes Roger Guenveur Smith
detective mobster gangster police officer gritty dark new york city restaurant police station nightclub drug trafficking organized crime ambition murder mafia corruption pursuit revenge 1990s
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Crime, Drama
UK
1962
97 Minutes
accountant killer gang members gang leader nightclub owner suspenseful somber brutal thrilling intense brooding london nightclub criminal underworld crime syndicate extortion crime gangs murder rivalry
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Tom Hardy Noomi Rapace James Gandolfini Matthias Schoenaerts John Ortiz Ann Dowd Michael Aronov James Frecheville Elizabeth Rodriguez Tobias Segal Michael Esper
bartender mobster neighbor puppy abusive husband friend brooding dark intense new york city bar apartment alley car office mobsters money laundering animal rescue abuse love
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Crime, Drama
1960
97 Minutes
Stanley Baker Sam Wanamaker Margit Saad Gregoire Aslan Jill Bennett Laurence Naismith Edward Judd Patrick Magee
criminal mastermind gang member traitor ex-convict girlfriend bleak engaging gripping intense suspenseful prison crime scene city robbery imprisonment torture kidnapping blackmail money
The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2016
127 Minutes
Bryan Cranston Diane Kruger John Alberto Leguizamo Amy Ryan Jason Isaacs Joseph Gilgun Olympia Dukakis Yul Vazquez Art Malik Carsten Hayes Benjamin Bratt
federal agent undercover agent drug czar businessman pablo escobar lieutenant brooding emotional intense florida drug house club office cemetery airplane undercover operations drug cartel money laundering trust betrayal
A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
115 Minutes
Casey Affleck Chiwetel Ejiofor Anthony Mackie Aaron Paul Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Norman Reedus Teresa Palmer Michael Kenneth Williams Gal Gadot Woody Harrelson Kate Winslet
robber gangster crooked cop partner wife child brooding emotional intense atlanta police station office bank car apartment robbery corrupt police gangsters inside job honor
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.