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Movies like The Crazy Capo Affair (1973)

The best movies like The Crazy Capo Affair (1973) are The Nest (2002), Mafia Inc. (2020) and Borsalino and Co. (1974). If The Crazy Capo Affair hooked you with its crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Nest (2002)

    Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network, this formidable criminal is due to stand trial before a European court. During the transfer, killers hired by Nexhep set up an ambush to free their boss but Laborie and her men manage to escape...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  2. Mafia Inc. (2020)

    The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. Vincent "Vince" Gamache works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing the godfather. Without the Paternò knowing, he stages a big operation and is promoted. Fuming with jealousy, Giaco discovers that Vince committed a monstrous act during his stroke. The Gamache disown Vince and war begins.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  3. Borsalino and Co. (1974)

    Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  4. The Brothers Rico (1957)

    Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  5. Belly (1998)

    Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  6. The Outfit (1973)

    A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  7. The Valachi Papers (1972)

    When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  8. Stavisky... (1974)

    Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  9. Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)

    Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  10. Al Capone (1959)

    In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  11. The Glass Key (1942)

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  12. Killing Them Softly (2012)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  13. The World Is Yours (2018)

    To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  14. The Good Liar (2019)

    Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  15. Blood Ties (2013)

    Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  16. Welcome to the Punch (2013)

    When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  17. Shade (2003)

    Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  18. In Cold Light (2026)

    Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  19. Symphony for a Massacre (1963)

    A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  20. All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  21. Bangkok Dangerous (2000)

    Kong, a deaf-mute, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor Joe trains him to be a stone-cold assassin. After a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns to Bangkok and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  22. Road to Perdition (2002)

    Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

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  23. Pickings (2018)

    When a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a neighborhood bar, they're soon confronted with the wrath of its owner - a mysterious southern mother with a dangerous past.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  24. Lottie (2024)

    Two mob guys have to take out one of the boss's mistresses.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  25. Quite Like Paradise (2024)

    Ugo Conti, charismatic Italian aristocrat and influencer, arrives in Mexico where he seduces the Mexican high society. When he meets Frida Becker again, the love of his past, he will end up in the center of a struggle for political power.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  26. Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)

    An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  27. Camorra (1972)

    The fast career of a young Neapolitan among contraband, gambling dens, bribes and illegality. He will upgrade its rank till the maximum level of the "Family".

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  28. Satya (1998)

    A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

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  29. Code of Silence (1985)

    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.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  30. The Funeral (1996)

    After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Crazy Capo Affair?

The closest matches to The Crazy Capo Affair are The Nest (2002), Mafia Inc. (2020) and Borsalino and Co. (1974). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Crazy Capo Affair?

Start with The Nest (2002), the closest match to The Crazy Capo Affair.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Crazy Capo Affair?

Road to Perdition (2002), rated 7.4/10 by 4,193 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Crazy Capo Affair?

In Cold Light (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like The Crazy Capo Affair?

Yes: The Nest (2002), Mafia Inc. (2020) and Borsalino and Co. (1974).

How are movies similar to The Crazy Capo Affair chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Crazy Capo Affair, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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