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10 Best Movies Like Mean Johnny Barrows

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

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#1
Black Caesar

Black Caesar

1973★ 5.8

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

Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney....

#2
Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean Johnny Barrows for fans of Action & Crime & Drama. 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...

#3
Foxy Brown

Foxy Brown

1974★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean Johnny Barrows for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend....

#4
Super Fly

Super Fly

1972★ 6.3

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

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to t...

#5
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

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

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream....

#6
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985★ 5.9

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

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down....

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