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Movies that feel like Little Caesar (1931)

If you loved Little Caesar, the closest films we have are The Public Enemy (1931), Furioza (2021) and Bob le Flambeur (1956). All three share Little Caesar's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Mervyn LeRoycontemplativegrittykinetic

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The Public Enemy
1931 Β· dir. William A. Wellman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6crime Β· drama

Common ground in both: gangster and organized crime

The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as Little Caesar

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

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Furioza
2021 Β· dir. Cyprian T. Olencki
β˜… 6.3action Β· crime Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: organized crime

The difference: 90 years apart, and the 2020s show

A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

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Bob le Flambeur
1956 Β· dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.6drama Β· action Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: robbery

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

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Brother
1997 Β· dir. Aleksei Balabanov
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.8crime Β· drama Β· action

One thread runs through both: gangster

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.

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How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
2022 Β· dir. Maciej Kawulski
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.1crime Β· action Β· drama

Contemplative and gritty in the same breath

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "NikoΕ›" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 Β· dir. Kinji Fukasaku
β˜… 7.4crime Β· action Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

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Iron Monkey
1993 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.5action Β· crime Β· drama

Crime built on stillness, twice over

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

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Law of Tehran
2019 Β· dir. Saeed Roustaee
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.8action Β· crime Β· drama

Both lean on grit more than on action

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

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Brother 2
2000 Β· dir. Aleksei Balabanov
β˜… 7.6action Β· crime Β· drama

Kinetic drama in both cases

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

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The Wrong Man
1956 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: robbery

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

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Infernal Affairs III
2003 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
β˜… 6.8crime Β· drama Β· action

Contemplative crime, and it commits to that

Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.

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Scarface
1932 Β· dir. Howard Hawks
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.7crime Β· action Β· drama

Common ground: murder

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Little Caesar does

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

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