Movies Like Little Fish

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

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

Themes: junkie, drug dealing, heroinTMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

Themes: junkie, drug dealing, heroinFans also likedDrama & Crime

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: junkie, heroinTMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Pusher

1996·1h 50m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

We Own the Night

2007·1h 58m·★ 6.8·James Gray

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

No Good Deed

2002·1h 37m·★ 5.4·Bob Rafelson

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Broken Shore

2013·1h 43m·★ 6.6·Rowan Woods

Starring Noni HazlehurstDir. Rowan WoodsCrime & Drama

In China They Eat Dogs

1999·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Lasse Spang Olsen

TMDB recommends

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

TMDB recommends

Layer Cake

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Matthew Vaughn

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Animal Kingdom

2010·1h 53m·★ 7.2·David Michôd

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Crank

2006·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Brian Taylor

TMDB recommends

Clockers

1995·2h 8m·★ 6.9·Spike Lee

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

New Jack City

1991·1h 41m·★ 6.7·Mario Van Peebles

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

TransSiberian

2008·1h 51m·★ 6.6·Brad Anderson

TMDB recommends

The Preppie Connection

2016·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Joseph Castelo

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

The Baker

2023·1h 40m·★ 5.9·Jonathan Sobol

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Pink Flamingos

1972·1h 33m·★ 6.0·John Waters

TMDB recommends

Adulthood

2008·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Noel Clarke

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

How Good Is Little Fish?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.