🎬 Movies Like GoodFellas

Loved GoodFellas (1990)? Henry Hill recounts his life in the mob, from his teenage years to his eventual downfall. Here are 23 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore GoodFellas itself.

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   Casino1995

   8.2 IMDb79% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim79·93

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director Martin Scorsese, writer Nicholas Pileggi

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   Donnie Brasco1997

   7.7 IMDb88% RT critics89% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·89

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: florida, mafia, 1970s

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   Gotti1996

   7.2 IMDb60% RT critics83% RT audience65% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser60·83

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: new york city, biography, based on true story

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   The Shawshank Redemption1994

   9.3 IMDb89% RT critics82% Metacritic98% RT audience87% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·98

   Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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   Raging Bull1980

   8.1 IMDb92% RT critics93% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·93

   Shared talent: director Martin Scorsese, Frank Vincent; Shared themes: florida, new york city, biography

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   Carlito's Way1993

   7.9 IMDb84% RT critics91% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·91

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: 1970s, gangster, new york city

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   The Last Waltz1978

   8.1 IMDb98% RT critics94% RT audience77% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Martin Scorsese; Shared themes: 1970s

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   Once Upon a Time in America1984

   8.3 IMDb86% RT critics93% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·93

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: set in brooklyn, gangster, new york city

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   The Killing Fields1984

   7.8 IMDb91% RT critics91% RT audience75% TMDB

   Shared themes: mass murder, 1970s, based on true story; Both are biography/drama films

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    Born on the Fourth of July1989

    7.2 IMDb84% RT critics76% RT audience70% TMDB

    Shared themes: 1970s, biography, based on true story; Both are biography/drama films

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    Ed Wood1994

    7.8 IMDb92% RT critics88% RT audience75% TMDB

    Both are biography/drama films; Same era (1990s)

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    Amadeus1984

    8.4 IMDb90% RT critics95% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·95

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching emotional, dark tone

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    Heat1995

    8.3 IMDb84% RT critics94% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·94

    Shared themes: crime epic, murder, set in united states; Both are crime/drama films

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    A Beautiful Mind2001

    8.2 IMDb74% RT critics93% RT audience79% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser74·93

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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    In the Name of the Father1993

    8.1 IMDb94% RT critics95% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim94·95

    Shared themes: prison, 1970s, biography; Both are biography/crime films

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    Seven1995

    8.6 IMDb84% RT critics65% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, cerebral tone

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    The Silence of the Lambs1991

    8.6 IMDb95% RT critics86% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·95

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

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    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019

    6.7 IMDb54% RT critics56% RT audience70% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: prison, biography, based on true story

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    Awakenings1990

    7.8 IMDb81% RT critics89% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim81·89

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching emotional, cerebral tone

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    Blow2001

    7.5 IMDb56% RT critics87% RT audience74% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser56·87

    Shared themes: drug trafficking, 1970s; Both are biography/crime films

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    The Informer2019

    6.6 IMDb63% RT critics62% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: organized crime, prison, gangster

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    A Walk Among the Tombstones2014

    6.5 IMDb68% RT critics53% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: mafia, new york city, murder

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    McVicar1980

    6.7 IMDb85% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: prison, based on true story