Movies like Do the Right Thing: 20 to watch next
If you loved Do the Right Thing (1989) — a drama film directed by Spike Lee — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Do the Right Thing most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like new york city, police brutality and hip-hop. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Summer of Sam 1999★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Paid in Full 2002★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Many Saints of Newark 2021★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bomb City 2017★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
An ongoing feud between punk rockers and a more affluent clique in a small Texas town leads to a hate crime.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Mean Streets 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roxanne Roxanne 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Bronx Tale 1993★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Cotton Club 1984★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Falling Down 1993★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boyz n the Hood 1991★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Godfather Part III 1990★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Midnight Cowboy 1969★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Straight Outta Compton 2015★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Brave One 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dark Blue 2002★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Believer 2001★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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State of Grace 1990★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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CBGB 2013★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dog Day Afternoon 1975★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gangs of New York 2002★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play