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2002 · Movie · your starting pointIf Gangs of New York is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Gangs of New York, ranked
1. Gangsters Incorporated (2015)
Scorsese's kinetic editing and immersive period detail return here as a shrewd outsider navigates organized crime hierarchy through calculated infiltration and explosive violence.
2. The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
Scorsese's operatic treatment of ethnic violence and moral corruption finds its mirror in this prequel's unflinching portrait of a young man seduced by the criminal world through familial bonds and neighborhood loyalty.
3. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Sergio Leone's operatic direction transforms a returning protagonist's infiltration of organized crime into an epic meditation on loyalty and American transformation, matching Scorsese's unflinching examination of violence's spiritual cost.
4. The Godfather Part II (1974)
Coppola's parallel narrative structure traces how immigrant outsiders consolidate power through ruthlessness and family obligation, mirroring Scorsese's exploration of ambition corrupting idealism in mid-century urban crime.
5. American Gangster (2007)
Ridley Scott's meticulous portrait of ambition and corruption unfolds across 1970s New York with the same unflinching brutality and moral complexity that defined the Five Points, following rival figures locked in an inevitable collision course.
6. The Warriors (1979)
The territorial gang warfare and code of honor among New York's underworld factions drive both narratives, with each protagonist navigating brutal hierarchies and blood feuds through cunning infiltration and survival instinct.
7. Gangster Squad (2013)
Scorsese's unflinching examination of ethnic violence and institutional corruption in 1860s New York finds its mirror in this story of post-war Los Angeles where outsiders wage a brutal campaign against a crime boss who's embedded himself into the city's power structure.
8. The Devil's Own (1997)
Harrison Ford's moral ambiguity and the claustrophobic tension between two men on opposite sides of an ideological divide create the same electric dread that defines Scorsese's portrait of immigrant violence and systemic corruption.
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