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Movies that feel like Mafioso (1962)

If you loved Mafioso, the closest films we have are The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Cruella (2021) and Bottle Rocket (1996). All three share Mafioso's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alberto Lattuadagrittycontemplativewittyplayful

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If Mafioso hit the spot, these will too

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The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 79%β˜… 8.2crime Β· drama Β· comedy

Gritty where it counts, contemplative underneath

The difference: 51 years apart, and the 2010s show

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

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Cruella
2021 Β· dir. Craig Gillespie
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Both land wit and play at once

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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Bottle Rocket
1996 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Crime built on grit, twice over

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

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War Dogs
2016 Β· dir. Todd Phillips
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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American Made
2017 Β· dir. Doug Liman
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.2western Β· comedy Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

The difference: Plays it as western more than Mafioso does

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

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Big Deal on Madonna Street
1958 Β· dir. Mario Monicelli
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· crime

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

The difference: None of the stillness that defines Mafioso

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

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Nights of Cabiria
1957 Β· dir. Federico Fellini
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.1drama Β· comedy

Comedy built on stillness, twice over

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

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The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 Β· dir. Charles Crichton
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· crime

Crime with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

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BlacKkKlansman
2018 Β· dir. Spike Lee
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.5crime Β· comedy Β· drama

Both trade on play more than on being drama

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

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The King of Comedy
1982 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.8drama Β· comedy

The same drama instincts

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

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The Cremator
1969 Β· dir. Juraj Herz
πŸ… 89%β˜… 8horror Β· drama Β· crime

Crime approached the same way

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

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