Movies like The Iron Claw
If The Iron Claw's mix of sports, 1970s and texas stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Iron Claw's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Raging Bull
1980 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 129 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: sports, depressing, tragic · Also drama and history
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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American History X
1998 · Directed by Tony Kaye · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: tragedy, family, powerful
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader…
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Uncle Frank
2020 · Directed by Alan Ball · 95 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: 1970s, grief, family · From the same decade (2020s)
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
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Frailty
2002 · Directed by Bill Paxton · 100 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: 1970s, texas, grim
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."
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Foxcatcher
2014 · Directed by Bennett Miller · 134 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: sports, wrestling, tragedy
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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Straight Outta Compton
2015 · Directed by F. Gary Gray · 147 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: death of brother, 1980s · Also drama and history
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music.
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Get On Up
2014 · Directed by Tate Taylor · 139 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: 1970s, 1980s · Also drama and history
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Forrest Gump
1994 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 142 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: 1970s, family relationships
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do.
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No Country for Old Men
2007 · Directed by Joel Coen · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: texas, 1980s
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Directed by Bryan Singer · 135 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: 1970s, 1980s
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics.
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My Friend Dahmer
2017 · Directed by Marc Meyers · 107 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: 1970s · Also history and drama
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
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The Power of the Dog
2021 · Directed by Jane Campion · 127 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: brothers · From the same decade (2020s)
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.