Movies Like Vegas: Based on a True Story
If you liked Vegas: Based on a True Story (2008), a drama movie directed by Amir Naderi, 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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The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
★ 7/10Also dramaA motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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Pale Rider (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaA mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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Old Henry (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his…
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Hard Eight (1997)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
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Casino (1995)
★ 8/10Also dramaIn Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaLake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.
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Bugsy (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaNew York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies…
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Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaAmid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaA gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
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Surrounded (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAfter her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.
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Lawless (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaIn 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard…
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Sexy Beast (2001)
★ 7/10Also dramaEx-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading…
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A Bronx Tale (1993)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaSet in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction…
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The Missouri Breaks (1976)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaWhen vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin…
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Hell or High Water (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
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Tornado (2025)
★ 6/10Also dramaWhen her father's puppet samurai show gets ambushed by a notorious gang, Tornado vows to seek vengeance and forge her own destiny by stealing their ill-gotten gold.
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The Bank Job (2008)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaTerry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof…
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Blind Fury (1989)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaA blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
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The Last Showgirl (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaWhen the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community she has built as she plans her next act.
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Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaJohn Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.