Movies like Pulp Fiction (1994)

Name: Pulp Fiction
Released: 1994

10 films to watch after Pulp Fiction, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

1

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Fit 75%

Shares Crime and Thriller with Pulp Fiction.

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
2

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Fit 72%

Shares Comedy, Crime and Thriller with Pulp Fiction.

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
3

Family Plot (1976)

Fit 61%

Shares Comedy, Crime and Thriller with Pulp Fiction.

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
4

King of New York (1990)

Fit 58%

Shares Thriller and Crime with Pulp Fiction.

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
5

Kontroll (2003)

Fit 57%

Shares Comedy, Crime and Thriller with Pulp Fiction.

A subway enforcement officer working in the oppressively gray Budapest metro gets a chance at love — but first he needs to find out why passengers are jumping — or being pushed — to their deaths onto the tracks.
6

Cul-de-sac (1966)

Fit 52%

Shares Thriller, Comedy and Crime with Pulp Fiction.

On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
7

Be Cool (2005)

Fit 52%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Pulp Fiction.

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
8

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Fit 39%

Shares Crime with Pulp Fiction.

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
9

Year of the Dragon (1985)

Fit 39%

Shares Crime and Thriller with Pulp Fiction.

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
10

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Fit 37%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Pulp Fiction.

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.