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10 Best Movies Like Phoenix

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

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#1
Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1997★ 6.8

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

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular....

#2
Cop Land

Cop Land

1997★ 6.8

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

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something u...

#3
Moving Violations

Moving Violations

1985★ 5.3

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

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean....

#4
Hit List

Hit List

1989★ 6.0

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

A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son....

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...