Movies like Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad (2013) is a crime movie directed by Ruben Fleischer. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Terminator (1984)
★ 7.7 · 15,278 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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2. The Godfather (1972)
★ 8.7 · 23,761 votes · Drama, Crime
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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3. 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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4. 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.
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5. The Outfit (2022)
★ 7.1 · 1,453 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.
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6. Menace II Society (1993)
★ 7.5 · 963 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
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7. Scarface (1932)
★ 7.4 · 723 votes · Crime, Action, Drama
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
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8. Colors (1988)
★ 6.5 · 570 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
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9. The Bikeriders (2024)
★ 6.7 · 1,240 votes · Crime, Drama
After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
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10. Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4 · 443 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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11. Bound by Honor (1993)
★ 8.2 · 1,657 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
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