Movies like The Funeral (1996)
The best movies like The Funeral (1996) are Bella Mafia (1997), Witness to the Mob (1998) and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). If The Funeral hooked you with its crime and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGoodFellas (1990)8.5/10 from 15,013 votes
- NewestGo Go Tales (2008)Released 2008
Bella Mafia (1997)
Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, in a fierce quest for vengeance against their enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Witness to the Mob (1998)
Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, betrayals within the family saw him break the code of silence and became the highest ranking member of the mob to turn into a rat - 'a rat in a suit,- assisting the government to finally put away the Teflon Don, John Gotti.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChina Girl (1987)
Teenage lovers Tony and Tyan-Hwa tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Odessa (1994)
Long separated from his family, hitman Joshua returns to Brighton Beach for a contract killing for the Russian Mafia. His abusive father, Arkady, banned him from returning after Joshua committed his first murder. He takes up residence in a hotel, and soon everyone knows he has returned. He goes home to visit his dying mother, Irina, and prepares for the assassination, getting drawn back into the criminal community he left behind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodFellas (1990)
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Brotherhood (1968)
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Billy Bathgate (1991)
In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Don Is Dead (1973)
After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Light Sleeper (1992)
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCasino (1995)
In Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Godfather Part III (1990)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHoodlum (1997)
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bronx Tale (1993)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDonnie Brasco (1997)
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWisegal (2008)
A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a captain in a Brooklyn crime family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Kansas City (1996)
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKing of New York (1990)
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLaws of Gravity (1992)
The lives of two incompetent young men from Brooklyn spin out of control after a friend returns from Florida with guns to sell.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Kiss or Kill (1997)
Two lovers, Nikki and Al, have a scam in which Nikki allows herself to be picked up by older men, drugs them, and, with Al's help, robs them. After accidentally killing one of her victims with an overdose, Nikki and Al are on the run.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Kiss of Death (1995)
Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBad Lieutenant (1992)
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNormal Life (1996)
Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this'R Xmas (2001)
A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMean Streets (1973)
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNew Rose Hotel (1999)
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGo Go Tales (2008)
A financial struggle between owners of a go-go club threatens its future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisWonderland (2003)
On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10th & Wolf (2006)
A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMelvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
Four thirtysomethings convene for a wine-fueled dinner party that turns increasingly intimate as they discuss everything from religion and ghosts to relationships and sexual fetishes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Funeral?
The closest matches to The Funeral are Bella Mafia (1997), Witness to the Mob (1998) and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Funeral?
People who watched The Funeral most often go on to Bella Mafia (1997), Witness to the Mob (1998) and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Funeral?
GoodFellas (1990), rated 8.5/10 by 15,013 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Funeral?
Go Go Tales (2008) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Funeral?
Yes: Bella Mafia (1997), Witness to the Mob (1998) and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995).
How are movies similar to The Funeral chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Funeral, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.