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Films like The Town (2010) Finished The Town and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Town, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Town? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Loyalty vs morality Boston noir Romantic thriller Crime and punishment Crime drama Class Investigator Ensemble Your best matches Ranked against what The Town is actually about, not its genre labels.
1981 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Also about crime and punishment Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
The Usual Suspects 1995
Centres on the same investigator figure Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Shares its tense and melancholic register What's different Does not promise crime drama or romantic tension Not built around identity Emotionally lighter Where it streams Kanopy Hoopla Fandango at Home Free Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Town.
Add to watchlist Not for me
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Also about class Built around the same moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around identity or redemption Not about crime and punishment or loyalty vs morality Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Town.
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2002 · Film · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Told the same way, ensemble Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around identity Not about class or crime and punishment More violent Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Town.
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Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Built around the same identity Gangs of London 2020
Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Told the same way, ensemble The Accountant² 2025 · 2h 13m
Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Batman 1989 · 2h 6m
Built around the same redemption and identity Shares its tense and melancholic register Bosch 2015
Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Centres on the same investigator figure Bound by Honor 1993 · 3h 10m
Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity A Bronx Tale 1993
Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity Mystic River 2003 · 2h 18m
Watched for the same thing: crime drama and crime drama Centres on the same investigator figure Revenge 2011
Also about class Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity
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