Get Shorty (1995)

Name: Get Shorty
Released: 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.

Genres: Comedy, Thriller, Crime

What to watch after Get Shorty

Out of Sight (1998) — Scott Frank wrote for both
Ruthless People (1986) — Same feel: fun, cynical
Heist (2001) — Danny DeVito and Delroy Lindo appear in both
Hoffa (1992) — Same subject: gangster
Big Trouble (2002) — Barry Sonnenfeld directed both
Death to Smoochy (2002) — Same subject: murder