Movies Like Boykee
If you liked Boykee, a drama and crime movie directed by Liam Alexander Domonkos, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Menace II Society (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crimeA young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeA tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
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The Substitute (1996)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaWhen an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…
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Mikey and Nicky (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaNick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long…
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Where the Day Takes You (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and crimeKing is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie…
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Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeCarlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Pimp (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAn urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and…
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Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeWhen a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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The Baker (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crimeA quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back…
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Belly (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaTommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…
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Light Sleeper (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeJohn LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something…
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Hustle & Flow (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaWith help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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Mean Streets (1973)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeA small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
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Sharky's Machine (1981)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaPolice officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he…
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New Jack City (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaA gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
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Paid in Full (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaAce is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing…
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The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crimeWhen illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his…
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Boyz n the Hood (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeThree friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to…
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeAn aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…
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What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaTwo childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.