20 movies like Joker, ordered by similarity : If Beale Street Could Talk(2018), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara(2013), The Drop(2014), The Clan(2015), Honeytrap(2014), Satya(1998), Birds of Passage(2018), Rosario Tijeras(2005), In the Fade(2017), Sarkar(2005), The Man of the Year(2003), Too Late for Tears(1949) ...
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2019
122 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Robert De Niro Zazie Beetz Frances Conroy Brett Cullen Shea Whigham Bill Camp Glenn Fleshler Leigh Gill Josh Pais Rocco Luna
comedian loner depressed person therapist neighbor love interest bleak brooding brutal intense disturbing shocking gotham city television studio therapist's office apartment fundraiser subway loneliness isolation
In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker.
Romance, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Kiki Layne Stephan James Regina King Colman Domingo Teyonah Parris Michael Beach Aunjanue Ellis Dave Franco Diego Luna Pedro Pascal Emily Rios
daughter fiancé wrongly accused mother pregnant woman emotional gritty tense tender powerful harlem, n.y. prison apartment street subway family wrongful conviction love relationships parenthood
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2013
158 Minutes
gangster lover murderer rival victim criminal bleak chilling disturbing engaging intense shocking india city hospital crime scene love power rivalry plot
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.
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, 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.
Romance, Crime, Drama
2014
93 Minutes
Jessica Sula Lucien Laviscount Naomi Ryan Lauren Johns Tosin Cole Ntonga Mwanza Danielle Vitalis Savannah Gordon-Liburd Modupe Adeyeye
teen girl gang leader gang member teen boy bully bleak brutal dark emotional gripping powerful tense uneasy london united kingdom school street gangs revenge passion
Layla, a 15-year-old living in Brixton, becomes involved with a gang and must set up a boy to be killed.
Crime, Drama
India
1998
170 Minutes
J.D. Chakravarthi Urmila Matondkar Manoj Bajpayee Saurabh Shukla Paresh Rawal Govind Namdeo Aditya Srivastava Shifaali Shah Snehal Dabi Jeeva Rajesh Joshi
gang leader gang member singer love interest crime boss brooding tense dark mumbai, india prison apartment redemption second chance gang war romance new life crime syndicate underdog revenge love
An innocent man is embroiled in underworld after being falsely charged and sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected his life to misery.
Crime, Drama
Colombia|Denmark|Mexico|Germany|Switzerland|France
2018
125 Minutes
Cristina Gallego Carmina Martinez Natalia Reyes José Acosta Jhon Narváez Jose Vicente Greider Meza Juan Bautista Martínez Miguel Viera Sergio Coen Aslenis Márquez
grandmother drug dealer trader family member tribesman tribeswoman bleak brash brutal disheartening tense suspenseful colombia village house airplane air field drug trade drug smuggling greed
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
Crime, Drama, Romance
Colombia|Mexico|Spain|Brazil
2005
126 Minutes
Flora Martínez Unax Ugalde Manolo Cardona Rodrigo Oviedo Alonso Arias Catalina Aristizábal Alejandra Borrero Juan David Restrepo Pablo Montoya Cristina Lilley Helios Fernández
playboy brother friend femme fatale love interest assassin dark gritty engaging slum disco hospital organized crime sexual abuse loss violence love contract killing love revenge
Two friends meet and are seduced by sensuous hit woman Rosario Tijeras. Full of hatred, violence is her way of life. The trio loose themselves in a passionate love triangle where the pain of love will be confused with that of death.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|France
2017
105 Minutes
Diane Kruger Denis Moschitto Johannes Krisch Samia Chancrin Numan Acar Ulrich Tukur Rafael Santana Ulrich Brandhoff Laurens Walter
mother grieving mother terrorist murderer murder victim son husband german sad shocking intense tense germany court workplace family home city terrorism extremism revenge
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Crime, Drama
India
2005
124 Minutes
gangster son wife daughter-in-law henchman bleak intense suspenseful thrilling emotional moving mumbai, india house bungalow street office police station gangsters family relationships brotherhood
The authority of a man, who runs a parallel government in Mumbai, is challenged. His son rises to face his enemies.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Lizabeth Scott Don DeFore Dan Duryea Arthur Kennedy Kristine Miller Barry Kelley Denver Pyle Virginia Mullen Richard Irving George Mann Harry J. Vejar
wife husband brother brother-in-law sister-in-law private investigator creepy disturbing shocking suspenseful tense uneasy hollywood hollywood hills apartment car train station money murder greed
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
77 Minutes
John Garfield Shelley Winters Wallace Ford Selena Royle Gladys George Norman Lloyd Bobby Hyatt Clancy Cooper Keith Hetherington Renny McEvoy Dale Van Sickel
thug young woman mother father police officer accomplice intense gripping city poolside house robbery hostages murder love escape pursuit love 1950s
Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
133 Minutes
Amandla Stenberg Regina Hall Russell Hornsby KJ Apa Anthony Mackie Sabrina Carpenter Common Issa Rae Lamar Johnson Dominique Fishback Algee Smith
teen girl teen boy neighbor high-school student friend police officer uneasy tense emotional profound passionate neighborhood high school party car police station house police brutality activism racial tension
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Drama
Germany
2018
93 Minutes
Aenne Schwarz Andreas Döhler Hans Löw Tilo Nest Lina Wendel Lisa Hagmeister Dagny Dewath Thomas Gräßle Annika Blendl Doris Buchrucker
woman boyfriend boss rapist rape victim intense emotional disheartening melodramatic touching brutal office office building rape fear isolation trust abuse secrets rescue
Janne's new boss's brother-in-law rapes her, but she doesn't report the incident and continues her way of life as usual. But her silence has consequences, not only for her but also for the love that she feels for her friend Piet.
Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2019
97 Minutes
Rafael Amaya Carolina Guerra Octavio Pizano Ricardo Antonio Chavira Roger Cross Cody Kasch Eddie Martinez Ivo Canelas
drug lord lover drug smuggler intense thrilling tense caribbean dominican republic drug cartel revenge love metamorphosis love revenge 2010s
Narco Soldiers is a timely, action-packed crime thriller that explores the resurgence of the Caribbean drug routes and one couple's violent, Bonnie and Clyde-style rise to power.
Crime, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Stephen Odubola Micheal Ward Rohan Nedd Kadeem Ramsay Khali Best Junior Afolabi Salokun Karla-Simone Spence Eric Kofi Abrefa Jo Martin
friend rival gang member teenage mother love interest best friend bleak dreamy gripping intense uneasy gritty london inner city high school neighborhood street subway city life gang war
Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.