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Movies Like Black Society

If you liked Black Society (1978), a drama and crime movie directed by Wei Man and Wong Man, 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.

  1. 1Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

    Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama

    Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad…

  2. 2The Mission

    The Mission (1999)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.

  3. 3The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

    The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A financial tycoon, once a triad member, tries to eradicate the drug market while an old accomplice aims to be Hong Kong's first drug lord.

  4. 4Trivisa

    Trivisa (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime

    Three notorious gangsters who have never crossed paths find themselves in the same restaurant at the same time, and their fates are changed forever.

  5. 5Election 2

    Election 2 (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime

    As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

  6. 6True Believer

    True Believer (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Eddie 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…

  7. 7Special ID

    Special ID (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and crime

    A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.

  8. 8Prison on Fire

    Prison on Fire (1987)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.

  9. 9The Goldfinger

    The Goldfinger (2023)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring down the corruption syndicate led by British government officials. One of its top investigators is Senior Investigator Lau…

  10. 10Infernal Affairs

    Infernal Affairs (2002)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime

    Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and…

  11. 11Election

    Election (2005)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama

    After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

  12. 12The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  13. 13Infernal Affairs III

    Infernal Affairs III (2003)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.

  14. 14Born to Be King

    Born to Be King (2000)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime

    Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group gets murdered. Actually, all…

  15. 15The Parts You Lose

    The Parts You Lose (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and crime

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

  16. 16Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

  17. 17Belly

    Belly (1998)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    Tommy 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…

  18. 18Young and Dangerous 2

    Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    Chicken is back in exile. Hung Hing, a triad, is trying to ally with Chicken's new group, the Taiwanese triad San Luen. A contest is on in Hong Kong. The winner will head the Causeway Bay branch.

  19. 19Above the Rim

    Above the Rim (1994)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama

    Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

  20. 20Infernal Affairs II

    Infernal Affairs II (2003)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime

    In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.

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