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Movies that feel likeMiller's Crossing (1990)

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

If you loved Miller's Crossing, the closest films we have are Blood Simple (1985), Caliber 9 (1972) and Red Rock West (1993). All three share Miller's Crossing's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973).

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Joel Coencontemplativetensegritty
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Blood Simple poster
Blood Simple
1985 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.5crime Β· drama Β· thrillerMax

Joel Coen working the same nerve twice

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

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Caliber 9
1972 Β· dir. Fernando Di Leo
β˜… 7.4crime Β· thriller

The same two preoccupations: gangster, and organized crime

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Miller's Crossing

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.

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Red Rock West
1993 Β· dir. John Dahl
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7crime Β· thriller

Common ground: gun

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

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The Hit
1984 Β· dir. Stephen Frears
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7drama Β· thriller Β· crimePrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: gangster

Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

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Sleepers
1996 Β· dir. Barry Levinson
πŸ… 76%β˜… 7.5crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: irish-american

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.

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We Own the Night
2007 Β· dir. James Gray
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.8drama Β· crime Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: shootout

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

The Friends of Eddie Coyle poster
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973 Β· dir. Peter Yates
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both land stillness and tension at once

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

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Suburra
2015 Β· dir. Stefano Sollima
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: corruption

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 2010s show

A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.

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Primal Fear
1996 Β· dir. Gregory Hoblit
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.7crime Β· drama Β· thrillerParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: corruption

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.

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Infernal Affairs
2002 Β· dir. Alan Mak Siu-Fai
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8drama Β· thriller Β· crimeMax

Both lean on grit more than on drama

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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The Roaring Twenties
1939 Β· dir. Raoul Walsh
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9crime Β· drama Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: prohibition era

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

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Layer Cake
2004 Β· dir. Matthew Vaughn
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.2drama Β· thriller Β· crime

Thriller with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

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