Movies like Motor City
If Motor City's mix of gangster, 1970s and revenge stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Motor City's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Carlito's Way
1993 · Directed by Brian De Palma · 144 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: gangster, 1970s · Also crime and thriller
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
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The Quick and the Dead
1995 · Directed by Sam Raimi · 107 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: revenge, awestruck · Also action and thriller
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
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Trespass
1992 · Directed by Walter Hill · 101 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: gangster, revenge · Also action and thriller
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis.
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Pulp Fiction
1994 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 154 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: gangster · Also thriller and crime
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper.
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John Wick
2014 · Directed by Chad Stahelski · 101 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: gangster, revenge · Also action and thriller
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
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Run All Night
2015 · Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 114 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: revenge · Also action and crime
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind…
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War
2007 · Directed by Philip G. Atwell · 103 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: revenge · Also action and crime
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a…
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Live by Night
2016 · Directed by Ben Affleck · 129 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: revenge · Also action and crime
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.