Movies Like Serpico

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

The Anderson Tapes

1971·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Sidney Lumet

2 shared crewDir. Sidney LumetDP: Arthur J. Ornitz

Prince of the City

1981·2h 47m·★ 7.4·Sidney Lumet

Themes: police corruption, corruptionDir. Sidney LumetFans also liked

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

4 shared themes: money, intense, biography...Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Cop Land

1997·1h 44m·★ 7.0·James Mangold

Themes: internal affairs, police corruption, corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama

Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

Themes: sinister, bitingTMDB recommends

The Godfather

1972·2h 55m·★ 9.2·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: serious, tense, intenseStarring Al PacinoDrama & Crime

BlacKkKlansman

2018·2h 16m·★ 7.5·Spike Lee

Themes: undercover cop, biographyFans also likedCrime & Drama & History

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

Themes: intense, police corruptionFans also likedDrama & Crime

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997·1h 53m·★ 6.7·Sidney Lumet

Themes: police corruption, corruptionDir. Sidney LumetDrama & Crime

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: callous, antagonisticCrime & Drama

The Departed

2006·2h 31m·★ 8.5·Martin Scorsese

Themes: undercover cop, intenseDrama & Crime

The Mob

1951·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Robert Parrish

Themes: undercover cop, corruptionFans also liked

Premium Rush

2012·1h 31m·★ 6.5·David Koepp

Themes: tense, corruptionFans also liked

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1994·1h 51m·★ 8.5·Luc Besson

Themes: tense, corruptionCrime & Drama

The Bride!

2026·2h 7m·★ 5.7·Maggie Gyllenhaal

Themes: enraged, police corruption

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & History & Drama

Donnie Brasco

1997·2h 7m·★ 7.7·Mike Newell

Fans also likedStarring Al PacinoCrime & Drama

New Trial

2017·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Kim Tae-yun

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Dead Presidents

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Albert Hughes

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How Good Is Serpico?

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