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15 Movies Like Colors

Loved Colors? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Extreme Prejudice

1987

Extreme Prejudice shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Colors, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars María Conchita Alonso

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59%

Running Scared

1986

Running Scared shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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57%

Lock Up

1989

Lock Up shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Action, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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55%

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

The Pope of Greenwich Village shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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55%

Sharky's Machine

1981

Sharky's Machine shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Drama, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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55%

At Close Range

1986

At Close Range shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Colors, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Sean Penn and R. D. Call✓ Both explore identity

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54%

New Jack City

1991

New Jack City shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Hood, Crime, Drama genres✓ Released only 3 years apart✓ Both explore identity✓ Similar movie-night length

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54%

Menace II Society

1993

Menace II Society shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Colors, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Hood genres✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Also stars Glenn E. Plummer✓ Similar movie-night length

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54%

The Principal

1987

The Principal shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Hood, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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54%

Murphy's Law

1986

Murphy's Law shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Shares several story and description signals

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54%

The Exterminator

1980

The Exterminator shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Drama, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Shares several story and description signals

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54%

Blood In Blood Out

1993

Blood In Blood Out shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Hood genres✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both explore identity

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53%

Tequila Sunrise

1988

Tequila Sunrise shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Crime genres✓ They share themes of romance, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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52%

Lethal Weapon

1987

Lethal Weapon shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Colors, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Grand L. Bush✓ Very similar runtime

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52%

No Way Out

1987

No Way Out shares key genre characteristics with Colors and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Action genres✓ They share themes of romance, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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52%

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