🎬 Movies Like Scarface

Loved Scarface (1983)? In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.. Here are 25 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 Scarface itself.

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   The Godfather1972

   9.2 IMDb97% RT critics100% Metacritic98% RT audience87% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim97·98

   Shared themes: rise to power, mafia, loss of loved one; Both are crime/drama films

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   Platoon1986

   8.1 IMDb89% RT critics93% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·93

   Shared talent: director Oliver Stone; Matching emotional, intense tone

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   Carlito's Way1993

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

   Shared talent: director Brian De Palma, Al Pacino; Shared themes: cocaine, gangster, set in new york city

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   The Shining1980

   8.4 IMDb84% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·93

   Matching dark, tense tone; Same era (1980s)

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   State of Grace1990

   7.1 IMDb86% RT critics82% RT audience69% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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   Blow Out1981

   7.4 IMDb88% RT critics81% RT audience74% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Brian De Palma; Both are crime/drama films

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   Any Given Sunday1999

   6.9 IMDb51% RT critics73% RT audience68% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser51·73

   Shared talent: director Oliver Stone, Al Pacino; Shared themes: set in miami metropolitan area, set in miami, set in united states

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   The Color Purple1985

   7.7 IMDb72% RT critics94% RT audience77% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser72·94

   Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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   GoodFellas1990

   8.7 IMDb93% RT critics92% Metacritic97% RT audience85% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·97

   Shared themes: mafia, gangster, set in united states; Both are crime/drama films

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    JFK1991

    8.0 IMDb85% RT critics88% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim85·88

    Shared talent: director Oliver Stone; Matching tense, emotional tone

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    Body Heat1981

    7.4 IMDb96% RT critics81% RT audience70% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling96·81

    Shared themes: set in miami metropolitan area, set in miami, set in florida; Both are crime/drama films

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    Wise Guys1986

    5.6 IMDb29% RT critics42% RT audience54% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Brian De Palma; Shared themes: mafia, gangster, set in united states

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    The Green Mile1999

    8.6 IMDb78% RT critics61% Metacritic94% RT audience85% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser78·94

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

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    The Substitute1996

    6.1 IMDb42% RT critics40% RT audience70% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: set in miami metropolitan area, set in miami, set in united states

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    Pulp Fiction1994

    8.8 IMDb92% RT critics95% Metacritic96% RT audience85% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·96

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

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    Once Upon a Time in America1984

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

    Shared themes: corruption, gangster, set in new york city; Both are crime/drama films

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    Out for Justice1991

    6.1 IMDb23% RT critics53% RT audience62% TMDB⚡ Polarizing23·53

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: mafia, corruption, set in new york city

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    New Jack City1991

    6.7 IMDb81% RT critics80% RT audience67% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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    Black Sunday1977

    6.8 IMDb76% RT critics65% RT audience67% TMDB

    Shared themes: set in miami metropolitan area, set in miami, set in united states; Both are crime/drama films

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    Little Odessa1994

    6.7 IMDb53% RT critics69% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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    Shottas2002

    6.1 IMDb18% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser18·90

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: set in miami metropolitan area, set in miami, set in united states

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    Truth or Consequences, N.M.1997

    6.3 IMDb38% RT critics46% RT audience62% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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    The Corruptor1999

    6.1 IMDb48% RT critics43% RT audience61% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared plot themes: immigrant, drug

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    We Die Young2019

    5.2 IMDb20% RT critics35% RT audience68% TMDB⚡ Polarizing20·35

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: drug cartel

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    State Property2002

    4.3 IMDb73% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films