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10 Best Movies Like Boys Cry

If you loved Boys Cry, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mafia Millionaires

Mafia Millionaires

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The rise and fall of a Neapolitan criminal clan through the story of a boss and his family, divided between the aspiration for a bourgeois life and the deep impulses of oppression....

#2
Suburra

Suburra

2015★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last...

#3
The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl

1968★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocke...

#4
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

1972★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts ...

#5
The Big Fake

The Big Fake

2025★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere — from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his...

#6
One Hundred Days in Palermo

One Hundred Days in Palermo

1984★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 1970s and early 80s, assassinations in Sicily get the attention of Communist deputy, Pio La Torre, who appeals to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa to become prefect i...

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