Movies like T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting (2017) is a comedy movie directed by Danny Boyle. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
★ 8.7 · 31,581 votes · Drama, Crime
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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2. American Gangster (2007)
★ 7.6 · 6,301 votes · Drama, Crime
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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3. The Godfather Part II (1974)
★ 8.6 · 14,467 votes · Drama, Crime
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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4. Shallow Grave (1994)
★ 7.0 · 1,214 votes · Crime, Thriller
When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
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5. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
★ 7.2 · 4,785 votes · Comedy, Crime, Action
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
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6. Filth (2013)
★ 6.8 · 1,998 votes · Crime, Drama, Comedy
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
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7. The Bank Job (2008)
★ 6.9 · 2,743 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.
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8. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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9. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
★ 7.4 · 2,305 votes · Drama, Crime
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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10. Carlito's Way (1993)
★ 7.8 · 3,622 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
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11. Lord of War (2005)
★ 7.4 · 5,609 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
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12. Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8.0 · 2,968 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
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13. Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9 · 2,493 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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14. Face/Off (1997)
★ 7.1 · 6,175 votes · Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
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15. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
★ 7.3 · 4,357 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
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16. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
★ 8.0 · 26,721 votes · Crime, Drama, Comedy
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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17. Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5 · 31,085 votes · Thriller, Crime, Comedy
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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18. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
★ 7.0 · 3,637 votes · Drama, Crime
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
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19. The Informer (2019)
★ 6.5 · 994 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.
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20. Sleepers (1996)
★ 7.6 · 4,076 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
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