Movies like The Italian Connection: 20 to watch next

If you loved The Italian Connection (1972) — a crime and action film directed by Fernando Di Leo — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of The Italian Connection most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like hitman, italy and pimp. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Rulers of the City 1976★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Action
Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall behind in their payments. After meeting up with Napoli, another mob enforcer who's just been fired from his job, the two hatch a plan. Together, they will con mob boss Manzari out of a fortune, after which they can retire and live in luxury. Manzari, however, is not about to let them go so easily.
Stream in India on Plex
2
Tony Arzenta 1973★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Crime
A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Code of Silence 1985★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
Boys Cry 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Crime
Mirko and Manolo are best friends and live in the suburbs of Rome. They both live in poor conditions with their single parents, are still in school and struggle with occasional odd jobs to make ends meet. Together they share dreams of women, of sex and money, of a better life to come. Then, after killing a man in a hit-and-run one night, they get involved with the local mafia and their lives change dramatically.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
5
Lucky Luciano 1973★ 6.4
Shares: Crime
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
Caliber 9 1972★ 7.5
Shares: Crime
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
John Wick: Chapter 2 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Action, Crime
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heat 1995★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Action
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
Donnie Brasco 1997★ 7.5
Shares: Crime
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Triple 9 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Crime
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Run All Night 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gomorrah 2008★ 6.9
Shares: Crime
An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families, the Camorra in Naples and Caserta. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Power, money and blood: these are the "values" that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have to face every day. They hardly ever have a choice and are forced to obey the rules of the Camorra. Only a lucky few can even think of leading a normal life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleepless 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who has a lot of enemies, is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnap Downs’ teenage son T. In one sleepless night, Downs will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation, and bring the kidnappers to justice.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
14
Killing Them Softly 2012★ 6.0
Shares: Crime
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Alto Knights 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Crime
Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Big Racket 1976★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Action
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Knockaround Guys 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Crime
Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ripley's Game 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Crime
Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mafia Mamma 2023★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Action
A suburban American woman inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire and, guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere, defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Godfather 1972★ 8.7
Shares: Crime
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar