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10 Best Movies Like Respect

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

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#1
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005★ 6.8

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

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music....

#2
Adulthood

Adulthood

2008★ 6.2

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

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge....

#3
Juice

Juice

1992★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Respect for fans of Drama & Crime. 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...

#4
Romeo Must Die

Romeo Must Die

2000★ 6.3

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

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of dec...

#5
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

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

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court....

#6
Step Up 2: The Streets

Step Up 2: The Streets

2008★ 6.7

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

When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she ...

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