If You Liked Suburbia, Watch These Next

Finished Suburbia (1984) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Suburbia, most of them are drama, music, thriller.

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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026

1.Lockdown(2000)
6.1DramaThrillerAlso drama and thriller
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
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2.The Doors(1991)
7.1MusicDramaAlso music and drama
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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3.Land of the Blind(2006)
5.8DramaThrillerAlso drama and thriller
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
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4.To Write Love on Her Arms(2015)
6.7DramaMusicAlso drama and music
The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie…
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5.The Rookie(1990)
5.9ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his…
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6.Luckiest Girl Alive(2022)
6.5DramaThrillerMysteryAlso drama and thriller
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
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7.Walking Tall: Lone Justice(2007)
5.8ActionThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and drama
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a…
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8.El Gringo(2012)
6.3AdventureDramaActionAlso drama and thriller
A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
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9.Death Wish 3(1985)
6.2ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
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10.The Corruptor(1999)
6.1ActionCrimeThrillerAlso thriller and drama
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
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11.Higher Ground(2011)
5.9DramaThrillerAlso drama and thriller
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief,…
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12.Rise of the Footsoldier 3(2017)
6.4ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.
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13.Black Caesar(1973)
5.9ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
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14.Crimes of Passion(1984)
6.3CrimeDramaThrillerAlso drama and thriller
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
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15.Class of 1984(1982)
6.4ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
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16.Undisputed II: Last Man Standing(2006)
7.4ActionCrimeThrillerAlso thriller and drama
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!
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17.Coffy(1973)
6.6CrimeThrillerDramaAlso thriller and drama
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
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18.The Born Losers(1967)
6.4ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the…
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19.Ninja(2009)
6.2ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
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20.Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair(2011)
8.1ActionCrimeDramaAlso drama and thriller
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four…
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