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10 Best Movies Like Carmela the Michoacan

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

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#1
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela the Michoacan for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise....

#2
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela the Michoacan for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But th...

#3
Little Dixie

Little Dixie

2023★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela the Michoacan for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution o...

#4
Desert Dawn

Desert Dawn

2025★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela the Michoacan for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the mur...

#5
Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela the Michoacan for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to...

#6
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela the Michoacan for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

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