Pulp Fiction

50 Movies Like Pulp Fiction (1994) You Need to Watch Next

Year1994
DirectorQuentin Tarantino
iRank90
Genre
ComedyCrimeThriller
Drug DealerDrug CrimeGangsterDark ComedyStolen MoneyCrime BossredemptionLos Angeles California

Updated August 2026

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Tarantino's 1994 game-changer braids three Los Angeles crime stories out of order, turning hit men, a boxer and a mobster's wife into pop-culture legend through electric dialogue and needle-drop cool. Violent, funny and endlessly quotable, it rewired American cinema. If its non-linear bravado and motormouth swagger hooked you, seek out talky, stylish crime films that treat structure as a toy and conversation as a weapon.

If you loved Pulp Fiction (1994) by Quentin Tarantino, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Seven Psychopaths, Carlito's Way, New World. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.

The Best Movies Similar to Pulp Fiction

Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Pulp Fiction in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.

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Seven Psychopaths

89%
similarity

2012 · Martin McDonagh

MovieComedyCrime

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

In common: Comedy · Crime

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

80%
similarity

1993 · Brian De Palma

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.

In common: Crime · Thriller

New World

New World

80%
similarity

2013 · Park Hoon-jung

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Thief

Thief

80%
similarity

1981 · Michael Mann

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a ho

In common: Crime · Thriller

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

77%
similarity

2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson

MovieComedyCrimeThriller

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missi

In common: Comedy · Crime · Thriller

No Other Choice

No Other Choice

77%
similarity

2025 · Park Chan-wook

MovieComedyCrimeThriller

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

In common: Comedy · Crime · Thriller

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

77%
similarity

1998 · Joel Coen

MovieComedyCrime

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged

In common: Comedy · Crime

Snatch

Snatch

77%
similarity

2000 · Guy Ritchie

MovieComedyCrime

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

In common: Comedy · Crime

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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

77%
similarity

1996 · Paris Barclay

MovieComedyCrime

When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging co

In common: Comedy · Crime

Legend

Legend

77%
similarity

2015 · Brian Helgeland

MovieCrimeThriller

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orche

In common: Crime · Thriller

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

77%
similarity

2025 · Darren Aronofsky

MovieComedyCrimeThriller

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a t

In common: Comedy · Crime · Thriller

Body Heat

Body Heat

77%
similarity

1981 · Lawrence Kasdan

MovieCrimeThriller

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

77%
similarity

1999 · Darren Stein

MovieComedyCrimeThriller

When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.

In common: Comedy · Crime · Thriller

The Whole Nine Yards

The Whole Nine Yards

77%
similarity

2000 · Jonathan Lynn

MovieComedyCrime

After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program.

In common: Comedy · Crime

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

76%
similarity

1987 · Brian De Palma

MovieCrimeHistoryThriller

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear

76%
similarity

2023 · Elizabeth Banks

MovieComedyCrimeThriller

Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting

In common: Comedy · Crime · Thriller

The Departed

The Departed

75%
similarity

2006 · Martin Scorsese

MovieDramaThrillerCrime

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the

In common: Thriller · Crime

Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin

74%
similarity

2006 · Paul McGuigan

MovieDramaThrillerCrime

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an

In common: Thriller · Crime

Kiss of the Dragon

Kiss of the Dragon

72%
similarity

2001 · Chris Nahon

MovieActionCrimeThriller

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

68%
similarity

2019 · Benny Safdie

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high

In common: Crime · Thriller

Insomnia

Insomnia

68%
similarity

2002 · Christopher Nolan

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

In common: Crime · Thriller

I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

68%
similarity

2021 · J Blakeson

MovieComedyCrimeDrama

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

In common: Comedy · Crime

In Bruges

In Bruges

68%
similarity

2008 · Martin McDonagh

MovieComedyCrimeDrama

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ke

In common: Comedy · Crime

Knives Out

Knives Out

67%
similarity

2019 · Rian Johnson

MovieComedyCrimeMystery

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In common: Comedy · Crime

Prisoners

Prisoners

67%
similarity

2013 · Denis Villeneuve

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

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In common: Crime · Thriller

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

67%
similarity

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MovieCrimeDramaThriller

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In common: Crime · Thriller

Drive

Drive

67%
similarity

2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young

In common: Crime · Thriller

The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

67%
similarity

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MovieActionComedyCrime

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In common: Comedy · Crime

Le Trou

Le Trou

67%
similarity

1960 · Jacques Becker

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

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In common: Crime · Thriller

Clue

Clue

67%
similarity

1985 · Jonathan Lynn

MovieComedyCrimeMystery

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In common: Comedy · Crime

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

67%
similarity

2021 · Patrick Hughes

MovieActionComedyCrime

The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action

In common: Comedy · Crime

RED 2

RED 2

67%
similarity

2013 · Dean Parisot

MovieActionComedyCrime

Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

In common: Comedy · Crime

Chinatown

Chinatown

67%
similarity

1974 · Roman Polanski

MovieCrimeMysteryThriller

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes

In common: Crime · Thriller

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

67%
similarity

2021 · Guillermo del Toro

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Shoot 'Em Up

Shoot 'Em Up

67%
similarity

2007 · Michael Davis

MovieActionComedyCrime

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

In common: Comedy · Crime

Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

67%
similarity

1997 · Mike Newell

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Taxi

Taxi

67%
similarity

2004 · Tim Story

MovieActionComedyCrime

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

In common: Comedy · Crime

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

67%
similarity

2007 · David Cronenberg

MovieCrimeMysteryThriller

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Menace II Society

Menace II Society

67%
similarity

1993 · Allen Hughes

MovieCrimeDramaThriller

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

In common: Crime · Thriller

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

66%
similarity

2014 · Antoine Fuqua

MovieActionCrimeThriller

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangster

In common: Crime · Thriller

Sicario

Sicario

66%
similarity

2015 · Denis Villeneuve

MovieActionCrimeThriller

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

66%
similarity

2018 · Stefano Sollima

MovieActionCrimeThriller

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.

In common: Crime · Thriller

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys

66%
similarity

2016 · Shane Black

MovieActionComedyCrime

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

In common: Comedy · Crime

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

66%
similarity

1997 · Curtis Hanson

MovieCrimeMysteryThriller

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

66%
similarity

1986 · David Lynch

MovieCrimeMysteryThriller

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped

In common: Crime · Thriller

Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El Royale

66%
similarity

2018 · Drew Goddard

MovieCrimeMysteryThriller

Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemptio

In common: Crime · Thriller

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

65%
similarity

2007 · Joel Coen

MovieCrimeThrillerWestern

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.

In common: Crime · Thriller

Sin City

Sin City

65%
similarity

2005 · Robert Rodriguez

MovieCrimeThriller

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilan

In common: Crime · Thriller

White Chicks

White Chicks

63%
similarity

2004 · Keenen Ivory Wayans

MovieComedyCrime

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disf

In common: Comedy · Crime

Heathers

Heathers

63%
similarity

1989 · Michael Lehmann

MovieComedyCrime

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

In common: Comedy · Crime

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