Movies like Jackie Brown
If Jackie Brown's mix of airport, police and arms deal stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Jackie Brown's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Directed by Sidney Lumet · 124 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: airport, police, heist · Also crime and drama
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…
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Gone Baby Gone
2007 · Directed by Ben Affleck · 113 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: police, drugs, neo-noir · Also crime and drama
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.
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Reservoir Dogs
1992 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 99 min8.1
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Quentin Tarantino · Shares: heist · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr.
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Payback
1999 · Directed by Brian Helgeland · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: money, drugs, neo-noir · Also drama and crime · From the same decade (1990s)
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think.
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The Usual Suspects
1995 · Directed by Bryan Singer · 106 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: heist, neo-noir · Also drama and crime · From the same decade (1990s)
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…
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Carlito's Way
1993 · Directed by Brian De Palma · 144 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: drugs, neo-noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
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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Collateral
2004 · Directed by Michael Mann · 120 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: police, neo-noir · Also drama and crime
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
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A Simple Plan
1998 · Directed by Sam Raimi · 121 min7.2
Why you'll like itWith Bridget Fonda · Shares: neo-noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small…
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Bullitt
1968 · Directed by Peter Yates · 113 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: airport, police · Also crime and thriller
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police…
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The Getaway
1972 · Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 123 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: heist, neo-noir · Also crime and drama
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: police, neo-noir · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 180 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: money, drugs · Also crime and drama
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.