Movies like Sleight
If Sleight's mix of drug dealer, mother and magic stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Sleight's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Traffic
2000 · Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 147 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: drug dealer, mother · Also thriller and drama
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated…
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Protector
2026 · Directed by Adrian Grünberg · 90 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and thriller
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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Training Day
2001 · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 122 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: drug dealer · Also action and drama
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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Alpha Dog
2006 · Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 122 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also drama and thriller
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way.
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Close Range
2015 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 80 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2010s)
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Judgment Night
1993 · Directed by Stephen Hopkins · 110 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: drug dealer · Also action and drama
Four young friends, while taking a shortcut en route to a local boxing match, witness a brutal murder which leaves them running for their lives.
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Bound by Honor
1993 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 190 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso drama and 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.