Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The City

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

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#1
King Creole

King Creole

1958โ€ขโ˜… 6.4

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

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the loc...

#2
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973โ€ขโ˜… 6.3

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

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#3
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966โ€ขโ˜… 5.9

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

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...

#4
Indemnity

Indemnity

2022โ€ขโ˜… 6.7

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

An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree....

#5
Limbo

Limbo

2023โ€ขโ˜… 5.9

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

Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about th...

#6
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978โ€ขโ˜… 6.5

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