Movies like Dillinger
If Dillinger's mix of prison, chicago, illinois and prostitute stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Dillinger's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Outfit
2022 · Directed by Graham Moore · 105 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, gangster, mobster · Also crime and drama
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…
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The Bikeriders
2024 · Directed by Jeff Nichols · 116 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, gangster, gang · Also crime and 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…
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GoodFellas
1990 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 145 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: prison, gangster · Also drama and crime
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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Thief
1981 · Directed by Michael Mann · 123 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, gangster · Also crime and drama
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids.
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The Getaway
1972 · Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 123 min7.2
Why you'll like itWith Ben Johnson · Shares: gunfight · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1970s)
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
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Shot Caller
2017 · Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · 121 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: prison, gang · Also crime and drama
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
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The Informer
2019 · Directed by Andrea Di Stefano · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: prison, gangster · Also drama and crime
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…
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Son of a Gun
2014 · Directed by Julius Avery · 108 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: prison, prison break · Also crime and drama
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount.
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Gangster No. 1
2000 · Directed by Paul McGuigan · 103 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: prison, gangster · Also drama and crime
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately…
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Mobsters
1991 · Directed by Michael Karbelnikoff · 104 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: historical figure, mobster · Also crime and drama
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...
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The Untouchables
1987 · Directed by Brian De Palma · 119 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, gangster
Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
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The Departed
2006 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 151 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: gangster, mobster · Also drama and crime
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise.