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10 Best Movies Like The General

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

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#1
Baltimore

Baltimore

2024★ 5.9

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

Based on actual events that took place on 26 April 1974, former debutante turned IRA member Rose Dugdale and three comrades carried out an armed raid on Russborough House, Wicklow,...

#2
Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

2003★ 6.7

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

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose...

#3
A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

1987★ 5.8

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

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their ...

#4
The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

1998★ 6.1

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

The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence....

#5
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

1990★ 8.5

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

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the gu...

#6
In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

2023★ 6.5

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

In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some...

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