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Movies like Gangster Squad

Not everyone loves Gangster Squad for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Gangster Squad

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  1. You like shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown.

  2. You like the look of 1940s Los Angeles.

  3. You like off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Untouchables1987

    • shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown
    • off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob

    Good for you if you like Prohibition Chicago, bootleggers and crooked cops.

  • Gangs of London2020

    • shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown

    Good for you if you like long, brutal fight scenes staged like a film.

  • Heat1995

    • shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown

    Good for you if you like a downtown bank robbery that turns into a street shootout.

  • Tokyo Vice2022

    • off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob

    Good for you if you like the yakuza underworld seen from a crime reporter's desk.

  • L.A. Confidential1997

    • the look of 1940s Los Angeles
    • off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob

    Good for you if you like dirty cops, call girls made up as movie stars and tabloid deals.

  • The Equalizer 32023

    • shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown

    Good for you if you like a quiet man taking down a mafia one room at a time.

  • Godfather of Harlem2019

    • the look of 1940s Los Angeles
    • off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob

    Good for you if you like a crime boss taking back his streets from the mob.

  • Penny Dreadful: City of Angels2020

    • the look of 1940s Los Angeles

    Good for you if you like 1938 Los Angeles, its folklore and its tensions.

  • Chicago P.D.2014

    • shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown

    Good for you if you want chases and shootouts in Chicago streets.

Reasons taken from Gangster Squad's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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