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10 Best Movies Like The Italian Connection

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

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#1
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian Connection for fans of Crime & Action. 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....

#2
Tony Arzenta

Tony Arzenta

1973★ 6.2

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

A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue....

#3
John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017★ 7.3

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

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to ...

#4
Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

1973★ 6.4

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

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1...

#5
Rulers of the City

Rulers of the City

1976★ 6.4

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

Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall beh...

#6
Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997★ 7.5

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

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one....

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