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.

Contraband
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...

Belly
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...

War Dogs
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....

5lbs of Pressure
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...

Ca$h
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...

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
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...