Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Live by Night

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

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#1
Lawless

Lawless

2012★ 7.1

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

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the...

#2
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997★ 6.4

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

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bump...

#3
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

1972★ 6.5

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

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts ...

#4
Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997★ 7.5

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

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one....

#5
A Walk Among the Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Live by Night for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. 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....

#6
Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984★ 6.3

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

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills....

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