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10 Best Movies Like Down by Law

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

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#1
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City

2020★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down by Law for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster fo...

#2
Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

1986★ 6.9

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

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to a...

#3
Money Talks

Money Talks

1997★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down by Law for fans of Crime & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection....

#4
Vice Squad

Vice Squad

1982★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down by Law for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp....

#5
Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

1989★ 6.3

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

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning ...

#6
The Disappearance of Alice Creed

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

2009★ 6.5

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

A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money....

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