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10 Best Movies Like Young Americans

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

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#1
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#2
Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1993★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Americans for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob. The short film that inspired Wes Anderson’s feature debut....

#3
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955★ 6.8

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

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly....

#4
They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949★ 6.9

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

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning....

#5
Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1996★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Americans for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatche...

#6
Mob Town

Mob Town

2019★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the...

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