Movies Like Dirty Pretty Things

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Gumshoe

1971·1h 28m·★ 6.4·Stephen Frears

2 shared crewDir. Stephen FrearsDP: Chris Menges

Bloody Kids

1980·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Stephen Frears

2 shared crewDir. Stephen FrearsDP: Chris Menges

Nightwatch

1997·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Ole Bornedal

Themes: night watchman, prostituteFans also likedDrama & Thriller

Hummingbird

2013·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Steven Knight

DP: Chris MengesFans also likedStarring Benedict Wong

Cure

1997·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Themes: hotel, prostituteCrime & Thriller

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

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Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

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Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Willenbrock

2005·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Andreas Dresen

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Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

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Layer Cake

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Matthew Vaughn

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Mona Lisa

1986·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Neil Jordan

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Flawless

2007·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Michael Radford

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A Most Violent Year

2014·2h 5m·★ 6.9·J.C. Chandor

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The Nile Hilton Incident

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Tarik Saleh

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Spartan

2004·1h 42m·★ 6.5·David Mamet

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Vice Squad

1982·1h 37m·★ 6.4·Gary Sherman

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A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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