Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hoodlum

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

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#1
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hoodlum for fans of Crime & Drama. 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...

#2
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

1972★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hoodlum 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 ...

#3
Mobsters

Mobsters

1991★ 6.2

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

The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime......

#4
Al Capone

Al Capone

1959★ 6.6

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

In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago...

#5
Absolution

Absolution

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hoodlum for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and r...

#6
Live by Night

Live by Night

2016★ 6.3

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

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....

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