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10 Best Movies Like Retro

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

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#1
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#2
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

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

#3
5lbs of Pressure

5lbs of Pressure

2024★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Retro for fans of Romance & Crime. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking...

#4
El padrino: The Latin Godfather

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004★ 7.0

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

In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. K...

#5
Empire

Empire

2002★ 6.1

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

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this wil...

#6
Al Capone

Al Capone

1959★ 6.6

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

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