Movies Like Night Falls on Manhattan

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

Q & A

1990·2h 12m·★ 6.6·Sidney Lumet

Themes: nypd, district attorney, police corruptionDir. Sidney LumetFans also liked

Prince of the City

1981·2h 47m·★ 7.4·Sidney Lumet

Themes: district attorney, police corruptionDir. Sidney LumetFans also liked

Cop Land

1997·1h 44m·★ 7.0·James Mangold

Themes: nypd, police corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Brooklyn's Finest

2010·2h 12m·★ 6.7·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: nypd, police corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Training Day

2001·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: drug dealer, police corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama

Bad Lieutenant

1992·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Abel Ferrara

Themes: drug dealer, police corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama

Dog Day Afternoon

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & ThrillerDir. Sidney Lumet

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Internal Affairs

1990·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Mike Figgis

Fans also likedStarring Andy GarciaCrime & Drama

Animal Farm

1999·1h 31m·★ 6.0·John Stephenson

TMDB recommendsStarring Ian Holm

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Lethal Weapon

1987·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Richard Donner

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Tsotsi

2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Lethal Weapon 2

1989·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Richard Donner

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

How Good Is Night Falls on Manhattan?

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