Movies Like The Fifth Quarter
If you liked The Fifth Quarter (1997), a crime and thriller movie directed by Ismael Rubio, 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.
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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and crimeHe’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
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The Courier (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crimeAfter shrewdly seizing his chance to join a money-laundering scheme, a modest valet dives into a world of fast cash, fast cars — and an inevitable crash.
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Reservoir Dogs (1991)
★ 7.5/10Also crimeShort film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.
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Red Right Hand (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thrillerCash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crimeA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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Juice (1992)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and thrillerFour Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different…
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Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thrillerMike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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Border Hunters (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerAfter his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the…
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Cigarettes & Coffee (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeAt a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut…
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Hounds of War (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerAfter a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Lights Out (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerA drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.
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London Calling (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeAfter fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.
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Exit Protocol (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerAn assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.
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Road to Paloma (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerWhile Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is…
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The Hit List (2011)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.
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Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also thrillerWhen a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
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Fast Charlie (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeWhen his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
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Dangerous (2021)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s…
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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.