Movies Like Powder Blue (2009)

Powder Blue is a 2009 drama film from Timothy Linh Bui with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Last Boy Scout and Anora.

Drama

The Last Boy Scout

1991

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't kill each other first. But the more they dig, the deeper they become enmeshed in a web of extortion, blackmail and corrupt politics hidden beneath the surface of professional football.

6.8

MagicScore

Anora

2024

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

7.0

MagicScore

Lap Dance

2014

An aspiring actress makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer to care for her cancer stricken father. Once the pact the couple made is broken, their lives are changed forever.

4.2

MagicScore

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

7.2

MagicScore

My Best Friend's Girl

2008

Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his best friend Tank to take her on the worst rebound date imaginable - his side job - so that she will come running back to him, and Tank reluctantly agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics and he begins to really fall for her, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and his growing attraction toward Alexis.

5.6

MagicScore

Zombie Strippers!

2008

In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie Strippers" the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new "fad" even if it means there's no turning back.

4.7

MagicScore

Hustlers

2019

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

6.5

MagicScore

The Righteous

2021

A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger.

6.2

MagicScore

Dracula III: Legacy

2005

Dracula leads vampire hunters Father Uffizi and Luke back to Eastern Europe, and a country plagued by civil war.

4.9

MagicScore

#10

Crash

2005

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Christmas Evil

1980

Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... in blood!

5.5

MagicScore

#12

Carlito's Way

1993

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. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.

7.8

MagicScore

#13

Christmas on Cherry Lane

2023

Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Cheap Thrills

2013

Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

King of New York

1990

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Mystery Team

2009

A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Triple 9

2016

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Cut and Run

1985

A reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Choke

2008

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

The Vampire's Coffin

1958

In Sierra Negra, graverobbers Barraza and Mendoza steal the coffin of Count Karol de Lavud, before heading to a hospital. Barraza sees a medallion upon the coffin's opening and demands more money from Mendoza. Meanwhile, Marta González, recovering from traumatic events, works as a nurse with Dr. Saldívar. When Barraza removes the wooden stake in order to steal Lavud's medallion, the vampire returns to life and begins a crime spree, hunting down Marta to marry her.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Powder Blue?

The top films similar to Powder Blue by MovieMagicScore are The Last Boy Scout (6.8), Anora (7.0), Lap Dance (4.2). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Powder Blue worth watching?

Powder Blue holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 242 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Powder Blue?

Powder Blue (2009) is a drama film directed by Timothy Linh Bui, starring Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker.

Where can I find more recommendations like Powder Blue?

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About movies like Powder Blue

This ranked list pairs Powder Blue (2009), a drama film from Timothy Linh Bui, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jessica Biel take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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