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15 Movies Like The Pope of Greenwich Village

Loved The Pope of Greenwich Village? 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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Blade Runner

1982

Blade Runner shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Pope of Greenwich Village, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Drama, Action, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Daryl Hannah and M. Emmet Walsh✓ Both explore identity

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Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Pope of Greenwich Village, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Crime, Comedy Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars M. Emmet Walsh

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58%

The Principal

1987

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

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Action, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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Something Wild

1986

Something Wild shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Pope of Greenwich Village, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars Anna Thomson

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Sharky's Machine

1981

Sharky's Machine shares key genre characteristics with The Pope of Greenwich Village 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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Colors

1988

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

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

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Lock Up

1989

Lock Up shares key genre characteristics with The Pope of Greenwich Village 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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At Close Range

1986

At Close Range shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Pope of Greenwich Village, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Anna Thomson and Paul Herman✓ Both explore identity

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54%

Runaway Train

1985

Runaway Train shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Pope of Greenwich Village, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Eric Roberts and Kenneth McMillan✓ Both explore identity

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54%

Murphy's Law

1986

Murphy's Law shares key genre characteristics with The Pope of Greenwich Village 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%

Extreme Prejudice

1987

Extreme Prejudice shares key genre characteristics with The Pope of Greenwich Village 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 The Pope of Greenwich Village 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%

Brubaker

1980

Brubaker shares important genre DNA with The Pope of Greenwich Village and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Stuart Rosenberg✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including M. Emmet Walsh and Val Avery✓ Both are Drama movies

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Ms. 45

1981

Ms. 45 shares key genre characteristics with The Pope of Greenwich Village and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

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

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52%

Next of Kin

1989

Next of Kin shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Pope of Greenwich Village, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars Paul Herman

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52%

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