
Movies that feel likeCarlito's Way (1993)
If you loved Carlito's Way, the closest films we have are Victoria (2015), The Untouchables (1987) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). All three share Carlito's Way's gritty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Layer Cake (2004).
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If Carlito's Way hit the spot, these will too

Gritty where it counts, tense underneath
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Carlito's Way

Both are Brian De Palma's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Carlito's Way does

Both rooted in New York City

Common ground: love
The difference: 39 years apart, and the 1950s show

Both are working the same pair: gangster, cocaine
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

One thread runs through both: gangster

Both keep coming back to the same thing: love
The difference: Leans harder into action than Carlito's Way does

Both are built on the same subject: cocaine

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

The same preoccupation in both: lawyer

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