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10 Best Movies Like Joel

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

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#1
Monster

Monster

2003★ 7.2

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

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her b...

#2
A Walk Among the Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014★ 6.3

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

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife....

#3
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

1990★ 8.5

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

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the gu...

#4
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★ 6.7

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

#5
Vice Squad

Vice Squad

1982★ 6.2

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

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

#6
Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993★ 7.8

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

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld....

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