Movies like Widows
If Widows's mix of chicago, illinois, politics and widow stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Widows's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Usual Suspects
1995 · Directed by Bryan Singer · 106 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: heist, flashback, neo-noir · Also drama and crime
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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Heat
1995 · Directed by Michael Mann · 170 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: heist, betrayal, neo-noir · Also crime and drama
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest.
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The Fugitive
1993 · Directed by Andrew Davis · 131 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, flashback, betrayal · Also thriller and drama
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
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Thief
1981 · Directed by Michael Mann · 123 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois, neo-noir · 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.
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Bound
1996 · Directed by Lana Wachowski · 105 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: heist, neo-noir · Also drama and thriller
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted…
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The Last Seduction
1994 · Directed by John Dahl · 110 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: money, neo-noir · Also thriller and crime
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
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Taxi Driver
1976 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 114 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: politician, neo-noir · Also crime and drama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
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Reservoir Dogs
1992 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 99 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: heist, betrayal · Also crime and thriller
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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Now You See Me
2013 · Directed by Louis Leterrier · 116 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: heist, money · Also thriller and crime · From the same decade (2010s)
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
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Primal Fear
1996 · Directed by Gregory Hoblit · 130 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois · Also crime and drama
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago.
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The Killing
1956 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 85 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: heist · Also crime and thriller
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married.
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Scarface
1932 · Directed by Howard Hawks · 93 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois · Also crime and 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.