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Movies that feel like The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

If you loved The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil, the closest films we have are The Outlaws (2017), Infernal Affairs II (2003) and Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012). All three share The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil's kinetic and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place—whoever finds K first will decide his fate—the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.

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The Outlaws
2017 · dir. Kang Yun-sung
🍅 92%7.2action · crime · thriller

The same two preoccupations: police, and gang

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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Infernal Affairs II
2003 · dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
🍅 75%7.2action · thriller · crime

The same preoccupation in both: gangster

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.

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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
2012 · dir. Anurag Kashyap
🍅 91%8.2action · thriller · crime

One thread runs through both: gang

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

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RocknRolla
2008 · dir. Guy Ritchie
🍅 60%7.2action · crime · thriller

Both are built on the same subject: gangster

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

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The Plagues of Breslau
2018 · dir. Patryk Vega
🍅 83%6crime · action · thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: serial killer

Every day at 6 pm a serial killer kills another person. Police officer Helena Rus thinks the killings are done by one man only and decides to reveal the killer's identity by getting back in 18th century history of the city.

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The Raid 2
2014 · dir. Gareth Evans
🍅 82%7.9action · crime · thriller

Common ground: police

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

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The Killer
1989 · dir. John Woo
🍅 96%7.7action · crime · drama

The same preoccupation in both: dramatic

The difference: Leans further into drama

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

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Legend
2015 · dir. Brian Helgeland
🍅 60%6.9crime · thriller

Both are built on the same subject: a true story

The difference: Without the same momentum

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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Kung Fu Jungle
2014 · dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
🍅 74%6.4action · thriller · crime

Common ground: serial killer

The difference: Played as adventure first

A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.

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Gangster Squad
2013 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
🍅 30%6.7crime · drama · action

Common ground: dramatic

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 · dir. Jean-François Richet
🍅 81%7.5drama · action · thriller

From the 2000s, and it lands the same way

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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A Hard Day
2014 · dir. Kim Seong-hun
🍅 82%7.2crime · thriller · mystery

Kinetic and gritty in the same breath

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.

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