Movies like The Departed

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   Gangs of New York

   Same director

   2002 · 168 min · Crime · Drama · History

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   In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • shared themes: gangster and irish-american

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   The Wolf of Wall Street

   Same director

   2013 · 180 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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   A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Shutter Island

   Same director

   2010 · 138 min · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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   World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Casino

   Same director

   1995 · 179 min · Crime · Drama

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   In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Edge of Darkness

   Shared cast

   2010 · 117 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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   As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   Exit Wounds

   Shared cast

   2001 · 101 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   No Sudden Move

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 115 min · Crime · Thriller

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   A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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   Out for Justice

   Strong story similarity

   1991 · 91 min · Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: crime boss and mafia
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   A History of Violence

   Strong story similarity

   2005 · 96 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Taking Lives

    Strong story similarity

    2004 · 103 min · Thriller

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    Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
    • shared production studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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