
Movies that feel likeThe Irishman (2019)
If you loved The Irishman, the closest films we have are Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Gangs of New York (2002) and The Last Duel (2021). All three share The Irishman's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Just Mercy (2019).
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If The Irishman hit the spot, these will too

Same director's patient unraveling of true greed and betrayal
The difference: A historical murder conspiracy, not one hitman's decades-long loyalty

Same director's sprawling saga of loyalty, violence, and survival
The difference: A revenge-driven immigrant epic, not a quiet hitman's long service

Both are built on the same subject: male friendship
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than The Irishman does

A true story reckoning with survival, loyalty, and the passage of time
The difference: A single-disaster survival ordeal, not decades of mob entanglement

Same director's patient study of faith, duty, and moral cost
The difference: A spiritual missionary ordeal, not organized crime and betrayal

The same mix in both: grit, then stillness
The difference: 28 years apart, and the 1990s show

A true story reckoning with a justice system that failed someone
The difference: A courtroom-advocacy drama, not a hitman's complicity in violence

Same director's immersive rise through the mob's inner workings
The difference: A charismatic climb up the ranks, not a slow reckoning with regret

A true story of an ordinary man caught inside forces bigger than him
The difference: A wrongly-accused-hero drama, not decades of mob loyalty and guilt

Same director's sprawling look at loyalty curdling into betrayal
The difference: Vegas excess and glamour, not a quiet trucker's slow moral drift

A true-crime portrait of loyalty curdling into betrayal over decades
The difference: An informant's double game, not a hitman's quiet, dutiful service

Epic where it counts, warm underneath
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