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Movies that feel like King of New York (1990)

If you loved King of New York, the closest films we have are Phone Booth (2003), Legend (2015) and Killing Them Softly (2012). All three share King of New York's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, TCM and YouTube TV and others, checked against today's data.

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

πŸ… 74% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Abel Ferraratensegrittyhopeful

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If King of New York hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

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Phone Booth
2003 Β· dir. Joel Schumacher
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· crime

The same city underneath both: New York City

The difference: Not nearly as hopeful as King of New York

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

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Legend
2015 Β· dir. Brian Helgeland
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.9crime Β· thriller

Gangster runs into dramatic in each of them

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

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

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Killing Them Softly
2012 Β· dir. Andrew Dominik
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.2crime Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: murder

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

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Body Heat
1981 Β· dir. Lawrence Kasdan
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.4thriller Β· crime

Murder sits at the heart of each

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

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Ocean's Eleven
2001 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.7thriller Β· crime

The same mix in both: tension, then grit

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

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Ocean's Twelve
2004 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.5thriller Β· crime

Thriller built on tension, twice over

Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life... but that's proven to be a challenge. Casino owner Terry Benedict demands that Danny Ocean return the money, plus millions more in interest. Unable to come up the cash, the crew is forced to come together to pull off another series of heists, this time in Rome, Paris, and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

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Blue Ruin
2014 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1crime Β· thriller

Both keep circling back to release from prison

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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No Country for Old Men
2007 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.2crime Β· thriller Β· western

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

The difference: Leans western where King of New York does not

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

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Now You See Me 2
2016 Β· dir. Jon M. Chu
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.4crime Β· thriller

Both trade on tension more than on being thriller

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

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Cop Car
2015 Β· dir. Jon Watts
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.3crime Β· thriller

Gritty crime in both cases

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

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Reservoir Dogs
1992 Β· dir. Quentin Tarantino
πŸ… 90%β˜… 8.3crime Β· thriller

The same thriller instincts

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

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

Both built around cocaine

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

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