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10 Best Movies Like Shadows over St. Pauli

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

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#1
Contraband

Contraband

2012★ 6.3

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

When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farrada...

#2
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows over St. Pauli for fans of Crime. 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...

#3
War Dogs

War Dogs

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows over St. Pauli for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan....

#4
5lbs of Pressure

5lbs of Pressure

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows over St. Pauli for fans of Crime. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking...

#5
Ca$h

Ca$h

2010★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows over St. Pauli for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorste...

#6
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

2015★ 6.0

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

The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guil...

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