Movies Like New Jack City

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

Fresh

1994·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Boaz Yakin

4 shared themes: street gang, ghetto, drug dealer...Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Menace II Society

1993·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Allen Hughes

Themes: street gang, ghetto, drug dealerFans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

Bound by Honor

1993·3h 10m·★ 7.9·Taylor Hackford

Themes: street gang, ghetto, drugsFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

Themes: heroin, cop, ghettoFans also likedDrama & Crime

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

Themes: heroin, drugsTMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Year of the Dragon

1985·2h 14m·★ 6.8·Michael Cimino

Themes: heroin, copFans also likedCrime & Thriller

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

Themes: drug dealer, drugsTMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Hard Luck

2006·1h 41m·★ 5.2·Mario Van Peebles

Both star Wesley Snipes & Bill CobbsDir. Mario Van PeeblesCrime & Drama & Thriller

8 Mile

2002·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Curtis Hanson

Themes: street gang, ghettoTMDB recommends

Paid in Full

2002·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Charles Stone III

Themes: street gang, ghettoFans also likedCrime & Drama

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

Themes: heroin, drug dealer, drugsDrama & Crime

Outlaw Posse

2024·1h 48m·★ 4.2·Mario Van Peebles

Both star Mario Van Peebles & Allen PayneDir. Mario Van Peebles

City of God

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.6·Fernando Meirelles

Themes: street gang, ghettoDrama & Crime

Animal Kingdom

2010·1h 53m·★ 7.2·David Michôd

Themes: heroin, drug dealerCrime & Drama

The Basketball Diaries

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Scott Kalvert

Themes: heroin, drugsDrama & Crime

Dog Day Afternoon

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

Do the Right Thing

1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

TMDB recommendsStarring Bill Nunn

King of New York

1990·1h 43m·★ 6.9·Abel Ferrara

Fans also likedStarring Wesley SnipesThriller & Crime

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Blue Elephant 2

2019·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Marwan Hamed

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

How Good Is New Jack City?

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