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10 Best Movies Like Brooklyn Boys

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

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#1
House of Strangers

House of Strangers

1949★ 7.0

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

Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's ...

#2
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

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

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#3
Gotti

Gotti

1996★ 6.5

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

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in Am...

#4
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

1972★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Brooklyn Boys for fans of Crime. 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 Informer

The Informer

2019★ 6.5

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

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as...

#6
Gloria

Gloria

1980★ 6.9

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

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run ...

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