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10 Best Movies Like Empire State

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

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#1
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire State for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly...

#2
The Corrupted

The Corrupted

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire State for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime sy...

#3
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#4
The System

The System

2022★ 7.0

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

When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figu...

#5
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025★ 6.8

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

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by n...

#6
Panic

Panic

2000★ 6.2

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

Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for hi...

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