10 Best Movies Like Up in Harlem
If you loved Up in Harlem, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Wire Room
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up in Harlem for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and...

Empire
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up in Harlem for fans of Action & 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...

State Property
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up in Harlem for fans of Action & 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....

The Protector
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up in Harlem for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man'...

El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up in Harlem for fans of Action & 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...

Eenie Meanie
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up in Harlem for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend....