
Movies that feel likeDonnie Brasco (1997)
If you loved Donnie Brasco, the closest films we have are The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), The Negotiator (1998) and Enemy of the State (1998). All three share Donnie Brasco's contemplative and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Parallax View (1974).
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If Donnie Brasco hit the spot, these will too

Gritty and contemplative in the same breath

Both land tension and paranoia at once
The difference: Sits closer to action than Donnie Brasco does

Both are working the same pair: mafia, surveillance
The difference: Easier on the grit than Donnie Brasco

New York City shapes both of them
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1970s show

Both lean on grit more than on crime
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

One thread runs through both: surveillance

The same preoccupation in both: gangster

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Both are built on the same subject: gangster

Both keep coming back to the same thing: undercover

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