Movies like Backdraft
If Backdraft's mix of chicago, illinois, rescue and fire stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Backdraft's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
- 1
Backdraft 2
2019 · Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego · 102 min6.3
Why you'll like itWith William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland · Shares: chicago, illinois, arson, firefighter · Also action and crime
Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.
- 2
The Negotiator
1998 · Directed by F. Gary Gray · 140 min7.1
Why you'll like itWith J.T. Walsh · Shares: chicago, illinois, corruption · Also action and crime · From the same decade (1990s)
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy.
- 3
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · Directed by Sidney Lumet · 117 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: sibling relationship, office, investigation · Also crime and drama
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
- 4
The Client
1994 · Directed by Joel Schumacher · 119 min6.7
Why you'll like itWith J.T. Walsh · Shares: sibling relationship, investigation · Also drama and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man.
- 5
Scarface
1932 · Directed by Howard Hawks · 93 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, sibling relationship · Also crime and action
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.
- 6
Thief
1981 · Directed by Michael Mann · 123 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, suspenseful · Also crime and thriller
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.
- 7
The Outfit
2022 · Directed by Graham Moore · 105 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, suspenseful · 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…
- 8
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Directed by S. Craig Zahler · 159 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: corruption, sibling relationship · Also crime and action
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour.
- 9
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 · Directed by Dominic Sena · 118 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: sibling relationship, explosion · Also action and crime
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as…
- 10
Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, investigation · 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…
- 11
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itWith Scott Glenn · Shares: psychopath · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for…
- 12
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007 · Directed by Mike Barker · 95 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois · Also crime and drama
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.