Movies Like Brake Up

If you liked Brake Up (2024), a comedy and drama movie directed by Derek Robertson, 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
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crime
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
2
Takers (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When…
3
The Lookout (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds…
4
Breakdown (1997)
★ 7/10Also crime and thriller
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a…
5
Wheelman (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller
A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.
6
Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crime
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated…
7
Going in Style (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and comedy
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
8
Identity Thief (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime
When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
9
Quick Change (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio…
10
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a…
11
The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama
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…
12
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the…
13
The Getaway (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
14
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and drama
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…
15
Lost in the Sun (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
16
Bottle Rocket (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an…
17
Wanda (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime
After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.
18
Small Time Crooks (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
19
The Frisco Kid (1979)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west…
20
Stir Crazy (1980)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their…