
10 Best Movies Like The Substitute
If you loved The Substitute, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise....

Absolution
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and r...

Black Caesar
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney....

Code of Silence
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down....

Under Fire
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute for fans of Action & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Story unfolds in the scorching heat of the Mexico border, where rival drug dealers Griff and Abbott arrive at a remote drop point for a routine drug deal. But when the exchange goe...

Belly
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute for fans of Crime & 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...