Movies Like Petos
If you liked Petos (1988), a drama and crime movie directed by Taavi Kassila, 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 Newton Boys (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaThe story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
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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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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeBilly Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeSet in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase…
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Siberian Education (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeThe story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against…
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The Tough Ones (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crimeThe Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the…
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeA chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
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In Too Deep (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and crimeDrug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an…
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Heat (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and dramaObsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the…
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and dramaBased on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…
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GoodFellas (1990)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and crimeThe true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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The Grissom Gang (1971)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaViolent crime caper set in 1930s Kansas in which a gang kidnap an heiress and attempt to recover a ransom. However, the scheme is jeopardised when the leader falls in love with their beautiful captive.
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Another Day in Paradise (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaIn the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
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The Town (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
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True Believer (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaEddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet…
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The United States of Leland (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaA withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl…
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The Getaway (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
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The Valachi Papers (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaWhen Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred…
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Donnie Brasco (1997)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaAn FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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The Unforgivable (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeA woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.