Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like By the Gun

If you loved By the Gun, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

1973★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Gun for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing ...

#2
Gloria

Gloria

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Gun for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run ...

#3
The Departed

The Departed

2006★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Gun for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop cu...

#4
Absolution

Absolution

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Gun for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and r...

#5
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Gun for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s....

#6
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Gun for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bump...

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