
Movies that feel likeThe Irishman (2019)
If you loved The Irishman, the closest films we have are Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), The Last Duel (2021) and Gangs of New York (2002). All three share The Irishman's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Pleasure (2021).
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If The Irishman hit the spot, these will too

Same director's patient unraveling of true greed and betrayal
The difference: A historical murder conspiracy, not one hitman's decades-long loyalty

Both are built on the same subject: male friendship

Same director's sprawling saga of loyalty, violence, and survival
The difference: A revenge-driven immigrant epic, not a quiet hitman's long service

A true story reckoning with survival, loyalty, and the passage of time
The difference: A single-disaster survival ordeal, not decades of mob entanglement

Both are working the same pair: war veteran, gangster
The difference: Trades the scale of The Irishman for an angle of its own

Both land grit and scale at once
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

The same mix in both: stillness, then warmth
The difference: Sits closer to adventure than The Irishman does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: gangster

Gritty crime in both cases



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