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10 Best Movies Like Those Were the Days...

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

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#1
The Substitute

The Substitute

1996★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days... for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute...

#2
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days... 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....

#3
Running on Karma

Running on Karma

2003★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days... for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny....

#4
Black Caesar

Black Caesar

1973★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days... 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....

#5
Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days... for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to...

#6
Tiger Cage

Tiger Cage

1988★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days... for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must ...

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