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10 Best Movies Like Respect the Law

If you loved Respect the Law, 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 Respect the Law 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
Ill Manors

Ill Manors

2012★ 6.3

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

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban...

#3
American Murderer

American Murderer

2022★ 5.9

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

The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special age...

#4
Siberian Education

Siberian Education

2013★ 6.8

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

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The onl...

#5
American Skin

American Skin

2019★ 7.1

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

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing...

#6
True Believer

True Believer

1989★ 6.2

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

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases a...

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