Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Election

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

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#1
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

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

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#2
Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

1989★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Election for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady w...

#3
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Election 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....

#4
Absolution

Absolution

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Election 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
Juice

Juice

1992★ 7.2

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

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group...

#6
Gloria

Gloria

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Election 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 ...

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