Movies Like Short Draft

If you liked Short Draft (2023), a movie directed by Spyridon Papaspyrou, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Collateral (2004)
★ 7.3/10
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
2
Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
★ 5.9/10
After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
3
Daddio (2024)
★ 6.3/10
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.
4
Stowaway (2022)
★ 6/10
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…
5
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
★ 6.4/10
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags…
6
Escape from New York (1981)
★ 7/10
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to…
7
99 River Street (1953)
★ 6.8/10
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
8
Captive (2020)
★ 6.3/10
A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
9
Unknown (2011)
★ 6.7/10
A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
10
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
★ 7.2/10
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
11
Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
12
The Bone Collector (1999)
★ 6.8/10
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves…
13
The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…
14
One Night in Bangkok (2020)
★ 6.6/10
A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…
15
Canary Black (2024)
★ 6.2/10
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the…
16
Close (2019)
★ 6/10
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
17
7500 (2019)
★ 6.2/10
When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
18
Big Trouble (2002)
★ 6.1/10
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad…
19
A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
★ 6.2/10
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and…
20
Seeking Justice (2011)
★ 5.9/10
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.