Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Original Gangstas List

  • American Gangster - Focuses on crime and the impact of drugs in urban settings.
  • Menace II Society - Explores gang life and its effects on youth in urban areas.
  • New Jack City - Centers around the drug trade and gang wars in New York.
  • Scarface - Depicts the rise and fall of a drug lord in Miami.
  • The Wire - A deep dive into the drug trade in Baltimore and its impact on society.
  • Boyz n the Hood - Focuses on the lives of young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles.
  • Paid in Full - A look at drug dealing and its impact on friendship and family.
  • City of God - Explores gang violence and the drug trade in Brazilian favelas.
  • Bloodsucking Bastards - Mixes crime with dark humor in a corporate setting.
  • Training Day - Follows a rookie cop's first day partnered with a corrupt officer.
  • The Departed - Involves police infiltration of an Irish gang in Boston.
  • Street Kings - Focuses on corruption in the LAPD amidst gang violence.
  • Get Rich or Die Tryin' - Based on a rapper's journey through the music and drug worlds.
  • L.A. Confidential - Explores police corruption and organized crime in 1950s Los Angeles.
  • The Sopranos - Follows a mafia family dealing with crime and personal issues.
  • Narc - A gritty portrayal of undercover narcotics officers.
  • Sicario - Explores the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • Blow - Tells the story of a famous drug dealer and the highs and lows of his life.
  • Above the Rim - Combines basketball with gang culture and street life.
  • The Fast and the Furious - Involves criminal gangs and illegal street racing.
  • The Night Of - A gripping narrative about crime, race, and the legal system in New York.
  • The Last Dragon - Combines martial arts and urban culture, with themes of justice and resilience.
  • Fresh - A coming-of-age story about a young drug dealer in the city.
  • Empire - Centers around a drug and music empire in the hip-hop industry.
  • Power - Focuses on a drug dealer trying to leave the illegal life behind.
  • Get Shorty - A crime drama that mixes the mafia with Hollywood.
  • Inside Man - A heist film that delves into crime and deception.
  • Training Day - Highlights police corruption in the context of Los Angeles gangs.
  • Belly - A gritty narrative focused on drug dealing and street gangs.
  • The Infiltrator - Follows a U.S. Customs official who infiltrates drug cartels.
  • Donnie Brasco - Based on undercover work in organized crime.
  • You Can't Take It with You - Explores family and crime in relation to a gang-controlled neighborhood.
  • Goodfellas - A classic film about the rise and fall within organized crime.
  • American History X - Focuses on gang influence and redemption, with themes of violence.
  • Dead Presidents - Combines heist with elements of urban crime and life after war.
  • Grindhouse - A homage to exploitation films with themes of crime and action.
  • Snowfall - Explores the early days of the crack epidemic in Los Angeles.
  • Boyz n the Hood - Addresses the challenges and dangers of youth in gang culture.
  • Cookie's Fortune - Involves small-town crime and a murder cover-up with family drama.
  • Killing Them Softly - Explores the criminal underworld and the fallout of a heist gone wrong.
  • The Shield - Follows a corrupt cop in Los Angeles dealing with gangs and crime.
  • War on Everyone - A dark comedy about two corrupt cops in crime-filled Albuquerque.

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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2007 United States of America 457466 7.8 Movie Released R
2 1993 United States of America 65218 7.5 Movie Released R
3
New Jack City
New Jack City
97 min
1991 United States of America 39369 6.6 Movie Released
4
Scarface
Scarface
169 min
1983 United States of America 928328 8.3 Movie Released R
5
The Wire
The Wire
60 min
SS 5 EP 60
2002 United States of America 384058 9.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
6
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
112 min
1991 United States of America 156880 7.8 Movie Released R
7
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
98 min
2002 United States of America 14440 7 Movie Released
8
City of God
City of God
130 min
2002 Brazil 809417 8.6 Movie Released
9 2015 United States of America 6875 5.7 Movie Released NR
10
Training Day
Training Day
122 min
2001 United States of America 478763 7.7 Movie Released R
11
The Departed
The Departed
151 min
2006 Hong Kong 1438060 8.5 Movie Released R
12
Street Kings
Street Kings
109 min
2008 United States of America 121997 6.8 Movie Released
13 2005 United States of America 50604 5.5 Movie Released R
14 1997 United States of America 623461 8.2 Movie Released R
15
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
60 min
SS 6 EP 86
1999 United States of America 484655 9.2 Serie Ended TV-MA
16
Narc
Narc
105 min
2002 Canada 43513 7.1 Movie Released R
17
Sicario
Sicario
122 min
2015 Mexico 484672 7.7 Movie Released R
18
Blow
Blow
124 min
2001 United States of America 276996 7.5 Movie Released
19
Above the Rim
Above the Rim
96 min
1994 United States of America 17255 6.6 Movie Released R
20 2001 Germany 424316 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
21
The Night Of
The Night Of
60 min
SS 1 EP 8
2016 United Kingdom 175458 8.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
22
The Last Dragon
The Last Dragon
109 min
1985 United States of America 17739 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
23
Fresh
Fresh
114 min
2022 United States of America 77425 6.7 Movie Released R
24
Empire
Empire
43 min
SS 6 EP 102
2015 United States of America 41374 7.4 Serie Ended TV-14
25
Power
Power
60 min
SS 6 EP 63
2014 United States of America 53293 8.1 Serie Ended TV-MA
26
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
105 min
1995 United States of America 90164 6.9 Movie Released R
27
Inside Man
Inside Man
129 min
2006 United States of America 402328 7.6 Movie Released
28
Belly
Belly
96 min
1998 United States of America 12804 6.2 Movie Released R
29
The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator
127 min
2016 United Kingdom 79511 7 Movie Released
30
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco
127 min
1997 United States of America 335723 7.7 Movie Released
31 1938 United States of America 28212 7.8 Movie Released NR
32
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
145 min
1990 United States of America 1273730 8.7 Movie Released R
33 1998 United States of America 1197920 8.5 Movie Released R
34
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents
119 min
1995 United States of America 24864 6.9 Movie Released R
35
Grindhouse
Grindhouse
191 min
2007 United States of America 191981 7.5 Movie Released R
36
Snowfall
Snowfall
42 min
SS 6 EP 60
2017 United States of America 32798 8.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
37 1999 United States of America 13900 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
38 2012 United States of America 154188 6.2 Movie Released R
39
The Shield
The Shield
45 min
SS 7 EP 88
2002 United States of America 89420 8.7 Serie Ended TV-MA
40 2016 United Kingdom 20498 5.8 Movie Released R
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