Movies Like French Connection II

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

The French Connection

1971·1h 44m·★ 7.6·William Friedkin

French Connection CollectionThemes: marseille, france, heroinBoth star Gene Hackman & Fernando Rey

The Horsemen

1971·1h 50m·★ 6.2·John Frankenheimer

2 shared crewDir. John FrankenheimerDP: Claude Renoir

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

4 shared themes: cold turkey, illegal drugs, drug addiction...TMDB recommends

Rush

1991·2h·★ 6.7·Lili Fini Zanuck

Themes: cold turkey, heroin, investigationFans also liked

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: drug addiction, heroinTMDB recommends

V for Vendetta

2006·2h 12m·★ 8.1·James McTeigue

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Treatment

2014·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Hans Herbots

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

I'm a Killer

2016·1h 57m·★ 6.9·Maciej Pieprzyca

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987·1h 43m·★ 6.6·Tony Scott

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime

Live and Let Die

1973·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Guy Hamilton

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

A View to a Kill

1985·2h 11m·★ 6.3·John Glen

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Yamakasi

2001·1h 30m·★ 6.1·Ariel Zeitoun

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime

The System

2022·1h 37m·★ 4.3·Dallas Jackson

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Kiss of the Dragon

2001·1h 38m·★ 6.6·Chris Nahon

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Year of the Dragon

1985·2h 14m·★ 6.8·Michael Cimino

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Deep Cover

1992·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Bill Duke

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Black and Blue

2019·1h 49m·★ 6.4·Deon Taylor

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Kill 'em All 2

2024·1h 25m·★ 4.1·Valeri Milev

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Trap House

2025·1h 43m·★ 5.5·Michael Dowse

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How Good Is French Connection II?

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