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10 Best Movies Like City on Fire

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

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#1
Night of the Comet

Night of the Comet

1984★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City on Fire for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists....

#2
Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist...

#3
A Better Tomorrow II

A Better Tomorrow II

1987★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City on Fire for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter....

#4
Lick the Star

Lick the Star

1998★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A clique of school girls devise a secret plan that they code-name "Lick the Star"....

#5
Cat Sick Blues

Cat Sick Blues

2016★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City on Fire for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When Ted’s beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a terrible mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back – all he needs is nine human lives. Ted d...

#6
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2010★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City on Fire for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire....