Films like The Harder They Come (1972)

The Harder They Come (1972) is crime, drama, music. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Step Up (2006)

Also crime and drama. 6.9/10

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming…
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

Also crime and drama. 6.8/10

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)

Also crime and drama. 7.5/10

The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
Hustle & Flow (2005)

Also crime and drama. 7.2/10

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
The Visitor (2008)

Also crime and drama. 7.1/10

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
The Whisper Man (2026)

Also crime and drama. 6.8/10

When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Also crime and drama. 8.7/10

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting…
The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Also crime and drama. 8.3/10

Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Also crime and drama. 7.8/10

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the…
The Godfather (1972)

Also crime and drama. 8.7/10

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an…
Michael (2026)

Also drama and music. 8.6/10

The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary…
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)

Also crime and drama. 6.9/10

Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making…
The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)

Also crime and drama. 8.3/10

As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups (2026)

Also crime and drama. 8.0/10

A powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges during the crumbling of Portuguese colonial…
Joker (2019)

Also crime and drama. 8.1/10

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Also crime and drama. 8.0/10

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan…
The Green Mile (1999)

Also crime and drama. 8.5/10

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head…
Whiplash (2014)

Also drama and music. 8.4/10

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Prison on Fire (1987)

Also crime and drama. 7.0/10

A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
Barreda (2026)

Also crime and drama. 7.2/10

A fictionalized drama film based on one of the most shocking crimes in Argentina's history. In 1992, Ricardo Barreda was an unassuming dentist, brutally murdered his wife…
Elize: Shadows of a Woman (2026)

Also crime and drama. 7.5/10

In this retelling of a real case, a former escort discovers her wealthy husband's infidelity and struggles to cope as betrayal poisons their marriage.
The Godfather Part II (1974)

Also crime and drama. 8.6/10

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family…
Wrath of Man (2021)

Also crime and drama. 7.6/10

A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left…
Léon: The Professional (1994)

Also crime and drama. 8.3/10

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling…