Movies Like When the City Awakes

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

City of God

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.6·Fernando Meirelles

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Kid Galahad

1937·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Michael Curtiz

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Mr. Brooks

2007·2h·★ 7.2·Bruce A. Evans

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Picture Snatcher

1933·1h 17m·★ 7.0·Lloyd Bacon

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Little Murders

1971·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Alan Arkin

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The Bikeriders

2024·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Jeff Nichols

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Kalifornia

1993·1h 58m·★ 6.7·Dominic Sena

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The Hot Spot

1990·2h 10m·★ 6.4·Dennis Hopper

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High Voltage

1972·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Julio Buchs

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Summer Heat

2008·1h 36m·★ 5.2·Monique van de Ven

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City Heat

1984·1h 37m·★ 5.5·Richard Benjamin

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Angel III: The Final Chapter

1988·1h 39m·★ 4.9·Tom DeSimone

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Witness Unprotected

2018·1h 30m·★ 4.1·Fred Olen Ray

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Murder-Set-Pieces

2004·1h 45m·★ 3.7·Nick Palumbo

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Paranoid

2000·1h 33m·★ 4.0·John Duigan

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Bound by Lies

2005·1h 30m·★ 3.8·Valerie Landsburg

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How Good Is When the City Awakes?

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