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.
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaFollowing 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…
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The Mission (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaTriad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.
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The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA 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.
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Trivisa (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crimeThree notorious gangsters who have never crossed paths find themselves in the same restaurant at the same time, and their fates are changed forever.
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Election 2 (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeAs 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.
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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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Special ID (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama and crimeA career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.
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Prison on Fire (1987)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaA veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
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The Goldfinger (2023)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaIn 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…
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Infernal Affairs (2002)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crimeChan 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…
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Election (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaAfter 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.
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaA 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…
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Infernal Affairs III (2003)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaTriad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.
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Born to Be King (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeTriad 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…
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The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeAn 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.
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Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaA spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
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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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Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeChicken 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.
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Above the Rim (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaStory 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.
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Infernal Affairs II (2003)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeIn 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.