Films and TV shows that feel like Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
A taut, stylish noir thriller of menace and swagger, where a crime scene and a slick getaway are choreographed like a dance.
- Bugsy Malone (1976): Stylized 1920s-30s gangster world played with theatrical, choreographed flair.
- Miller's Crossing (1990): Sharp-suited, fedora-clad gangster noir full of menace and cool.
- Peaky Blinders (2013): Stylish, anachronistic-soundtrack crime drama with swagger and danger.
- Drive (2011): Neon-lit nocturnal crime thriller with slick, stylized cool.
- Baby Driver (2017): Crime and getaways choreographed to a pulsing soundtrack.
- Moonwalker (1988): The source film where this song's gangster-club fantasy lives.
- The Cotton Club (1984): Jazz-age nightclub, gangsters and dazzling dance numbers.
- Boardwalk Empire (2010): Prohibition-era crime, tailored suits and violent undercurrents.
- Dick Tracy (1990): Bold, comic-book gangster noir with stylized menace and period flair.