Movies like GoodFellas (1990)

Name: GoodFellas
Released: 1990

8 films to watch after GoodFellas, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Fit 78%

Shares Drama and Crime with GoodFellas.

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
2

Lord of War (2005)

Fit 67%

Shares Crime and Drama with GoodFellas.

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
3

The Informer (2019)

Fit 59%

Shares Drama and Crime with GoodFellas.

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.
4

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

Fit 57%

Shares Drama and Crime with GoodFellas.

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
5

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Fit 53%

Shares Crime and Drama with GoodFellas.

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
6

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Fit 45%

Shares Crime with GoodFellas.

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
7

West Side Story (1961)

Fit 44%

Shares Crime and Drama with GoodFellas.

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
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Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Fit 36%

Shares Drama and Crime with GoodFellas.

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.