What movies are similar to The Irishman?

Start with films such as The Alto Knights, Hoffa, The Godfather, Léon: The Professional. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Irishman memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked The Irishman?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as The Irishman?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after The Irishman?

Try The Alto Knights, Hoffa, The Godfather—each shares DNA with The Irishman while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is The Irishman?

The Irishman (2019) is best described as Crime, Drama, History. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is The Irishman worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 7.6/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this crime lane.

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The Irishman (2019) works because the Irishman (2019) stuck because it commits to its crime premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Martin Scorsese's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The crime and drama blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like The Irishman, we prioritized crime, drama, history films that share crime, drama, history, rewatchable without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The best follow-ups preserve the pressure, rhythm, and point of view before they worry about matching plot mechanics. That is why the list below separates close tonal cousins from looser genre neighbors. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the The Irishman feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.The Alto Knights (2025)
★ 6.2 · Crime · Drama · History · 2h 2m
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Character pressure in The Alto Knights accumulates around Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of, echoing how The Irishman tightened the screws with Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets.
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2.Hoffa (1992)
★ 6.3 · Crime · History · Drama · 2h 20m
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Surface texture differs—Crime treatment of A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. beside Crime treatment of Pennsylvania, 1956.
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3.The Godfather (1972)
★ 8.7 · Drama · Crime · 2h 55m
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If Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets is what locked you into The Irishman, The Godfather hands you Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. as the next jolt of narrative curiosity.
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4.Léon: The Professional (1994)
★ 8.3 · Crime · Drama · Action · 1h 51m
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Léon: The Professional is pitched a tense, propulsive tone, which is the first thing you feel beside The Irishman. crime, drama, action still braid the two films, but Léon: The Professional leans on Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". where The Irishman anchored itself in Pennsylvania, 1956.
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5.GoodFellas (1990)
★ 8.5 · Drama · Crime · 2h 25m
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GoodFellas handles The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at with a Drama bias that The Irishman did not foreground in its Crime read of Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets. crime, drama are the bridge.
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6.Taxi Driver (1976)
★ 8.1 · Crime · Drama · 1h 54m
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crime, drama surface in both films, yet Taxi Driver keeps the temperature a tense, propulsive tone, not a tonal echo of The Irishman. Compare Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the against Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish.
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7.Jackie Brown (1997)
★ 7.4 · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2h 34m
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In The Irishman, the spine is Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets; Jackie Brown finds its spine in Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country. crime, drama, thriller explain.
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8.Stand by Me (1986)
★ 7.8 · Crime · Drama · 1h 29m
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The afterglow from Stand by Me is a tense, propulsive tone: different residue than The Irishman, even when crime, drama read familiar. Trace the fork to Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets versus After learning that a boy their age.
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9.The Untouchables (1987)
★ 7.8 · Crime · History · Thriller · 1h 59m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: The Irishman pays off through Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets, while The Untouchables pushes resolution toward Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down.
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10.A History of Violence (2005)
★ 7.2 · Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1h 36m
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The Irishman and A History of Violence split at the plot: Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets on one side, An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his on the.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from The Irishman: crime, drama, history, thriller, plus a tense through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how The Irishman trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during The Irishman—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to The Irishman?: Start with films such as The Alto Knights, Hoffa, The Godfather, Léon: The Professional. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Irishman memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked The Irishman?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as The Irishman?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after The Irishman?: Try The Alto Knights, Hoffa, The Godfather—each shares DNA with The Irishman while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is The Irishman?: The Irishman (2019) is best described as Crime, Drama, History. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is The Irishman worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 7.6/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this crime lane.

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1.The Alto Knights (2025)

2.Hoffa (1992)

3.The Godfather (1972)

4.Léon: The Professional (1994)

5.GoodFellas (1990)

6.Taxi Driver (1976)

7.Jackie Brown (1997)

8.Stand by Me (1986)

9.The Untouchables (1987)

10.A History of Violence (2005)

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