Movies like City of Lies

City of Lies (2018) is a crime movie directed by Brad Furman. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Serpico (1973)
★ 7.5 · 2,303 votes · Crime, Drama, History
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
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2. The Little Things (2021)
★ 6.4 · 2,979 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
Movies like The Little Things →
3. Die Hard (1988)
★ 7.8 · 12,740 votes · Action, Thriller
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Movies like Die Hard →
4. The Usual Suspects (1995)
★ 8.2 · 11,844 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
Movies like The Usual Suspects →
5. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3 · 3,122 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Movies like A Walk Among the Tombstones →
6. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
★ 7.4 · 15,399 votes · Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
Movies like Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood →
7. Cop Land (1997)
★ 6.8 · 1,894 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
Movies like Cop Land →
8. 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.
Movies like The Wolf of Wall Street →
9. 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.
Movies like American Gangster →
10. L.A. Confidential (1997)
★ 7.8 · 5,789 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Movies like L.A. Confidential →
11. White Boy Rick (2018)
★ 6.4 · 1,242 votes · Crime, Drama
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Movies like White Boy Rick →
12. A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7 · 2,127 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
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Movies like City of Lies

City of Lies (2018) is a crime movie directed by Brad Furman. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Serpico (1973)
★ 7.5 · 2,303 votes · Crime, Drama, History
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Movies like Serpico →
2. The Little Things (2021)
★ 6.4 · 2,979 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
Movies like The Little Things →
3. Die Hard (1988)
★ 7.8 · 12,740 votes · Action, Thriller
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Movies like Die Hard →
4. The Usual Suspects (1995)
★ 8.2 · 11,844 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
Movies like The Usual Suspects →
5. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3 · 3,122 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Movies like A Walk Among the Tombstones →
6. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
★ 7.4 · 15,399 votes · Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
Movies like Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood →
7. Cop Land (1997)
★ 6.8 · 1,894 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
Movies like Cop Land →
8. 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.
Movies like The Wolf of Wall Street →
9. 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.
Movies like American Gangster →
10. L.A. Confidential (1997)
★ 7.8 · 5,789 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Movies like L.A. Confidential →
11. White Boy Rick (2018)
★ 6.4 · 1,242 votes · Crime, Drama
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Movies like White Boy Rick →
12. A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7 · 2,127 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
Movies like A Working Man →

1. Serpico (1973)

2. The Little Things (2021)

3. Die Hard (1988)

4. The Usual Suspects (1995)

5. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

6. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

7. Cop Land (1997)

8. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

9. American Gangster (2007)

10. L.A. Confidential (1997)

11. White Boy Rick (2018)

12. A Working Man (2025)

Related lists

1. Serpico (1973)

2. The Little Things (2021)

3. Die Hard (1988)

4. The Usual Suspects (1995)

5. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

6. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

7. Cop Land (1997)

8. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

9. American Gangster (2007)

10. L.A. Confidential (1997)

11. White Boy Rick (2018)

12. A Working Man (2025)

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