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10 Best Movies Like Riot on 42nd St.

If you loved Riot on 42nd St., we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riot on 42nd St. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#2
Joe

Joe

1970★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riot on 42nd St. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlus...

#3
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riot on 42nd St. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#4
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riot on 42nd St. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#5
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riot on 42nd St. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#6
Mean Streets

Mean Streets

1973★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riot on 42nd St. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob....

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