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15 Movies Like The 3 Penny Opera

Loved The 3 Penny Opera? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

A Clockwork Orange
#1

A Clockwork Orange

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
#2

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

After his estranged son gets embroiled in a Nazi plot, self-exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to save his family — and his nation.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

War Dogs
#3

War Dogs

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

The Place Beyond the Pines
#4

The Place Beyond the Pines

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

Lawless
#5

Lawless

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

The Unforgivable
#6

The Unforgivable

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

Hoodlum
#7

Hoodlum

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

M
#8

M

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The 3 Penny Opera.

Sixty Minutes
#9

Sixty Minutes

Desperate to keep custody of his daughter, a mixed martial arts fighter abandons a big match and races across Berlin to attend her birthday party.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The 3 Penny Opera.

The Calendar Killer
#10

The Calendar Killer

Klara is going to die today unless she kills her husband instead. The Calendar Killer has given her that impossible choice. When Jules starts his night shift at a telephone safety helpline for lonely women on their way home, Klara's call reaches him. He soon becomes her last hope for survival and races against time to save her.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The 3 Penny Opera.

Crimes of Passion
#11

Crimes of Passion

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.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.

The Golden Glove
#12

The Golden Glove

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The 3 Penny Opera.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
#13

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The 3 Penny Opera.

Women in Cellblock 9
#14

Women in Cellblock 9

A group of female freedom-fighters led by Karine Levere is caught by the warden of a women's prison, located somwhere in the South American jungle. None of them will reveal the secrets of their organisation or the names of their collaborators in the cities, so they are handed over to Dr. Costa who, after four years inactivity in Europe, is delighted to be able to practice his torture techniques once more. Laverne fails to resist the inhuman treatments and reveals all. The only hope of saving the organization is for the girls to warn the city cell before it's too late. They trick the prison guard into having sex with them, knock him out and break out of prison. The warden and Dr. Costa must prevent them from revealing the practices inside the prison. The hunt is on and it's shoot to kill...

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The 3 Penny Opera.

Death to Smoochy
#15

Death to Smoochy

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The 3 Penny Opera.