Movies Like Sugar Hill (1994)

Sugar Hill is a 1994 action, crime, drama, thriller film from Leon Ichaso with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Cotton Club and Sparkle.

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The Cotton Club

1984

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

6.5

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Sparkle

1976

Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.

7.4

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Good Time

2017

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

7.2

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Mean Creek

2004

Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.

6.9

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

6.3

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Snowtown

2011

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

6.3

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A Prophet

2009

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

7.6

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True Romance

1993

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

7.5

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Get Shorty

1995

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Middle Men

2009

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Vault

2019

A group of small time criminals in 1975 attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history; stealing over $30 million from the Mafia in the smallest state in the union, Rhode Island.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Touchy Feely

2013

Abby is a sought after massage therapist and a free spirit, while her brother Paul thrives on routine, running a failing dental practice with his assistant and daughter Jenny. Suddenly, Abby develops an aversion to bodily contact, which not only makes her unable to do her job, but also severely affects her relationship with her boyfriend. As Abby navigates her way through an identity crisis, her brother's dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”

4.7

MagicScore

#13

The Debt Collector

2018

A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a debt collector for the mob. The job seems easy enough, until one “client” pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Blood and Concrete

1991

A dimwitted thug encounters a strung-out, suicidal young woman and an unlikely relationship develops as they work together to make a break for new horizons.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Harvard Man

2001

College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.

4.6

MagicScore

#16

Jungle Warriors

1984

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.

3.8

MagicScore

#17

The Seven Five

2015

Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of '80s Brooklyn.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

The Last Dragon

1985

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Harlem Nights

1989

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Sugar Hill?

The top films similar to Sugar Hill by MovieMagicScore are The Cotton Club (6.5), Sparkle (7.4), Good Time (7.2). Each shares action/crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Sugar Hill worth watching?

Sugar Hill holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 101 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Sugar Hill?

Sugar Hill (1994) is a action, crime, drama, thriller film directed by Leon Ichaso, starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Theresa Randle.

Where can I find more recommendations like Sugar Hill?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Sugar Hill

This ranked list pairs Sugar Hill (1994), a action and crime and drama and thriller film from Leon Ichaso, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Wesley Snipes 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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