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Movies Like Turpentine

If you liked Turpentine, a thriller movie directed by Craig Zobel, 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. 1The Town

    The Town (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

  2. 2Deadfall

    Deadfall (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.

  3. 3Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.

  4. 4Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

  5. 5Heist

    Heist (2001)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young…

  6. 6Criminal Activities

    Criminal Activities (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller

    Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.

  7. 7The Getaway

    The Getaway (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

  8. 8Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

  9. 9U Turn

    U Turn (1997)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to…

  10. 10Lost in the Sun

    Lost in the Sun (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller

    A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.

  11. 11Suicide Kings

    Suicide Kings (1997)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering…

  12. 12Dragged Across Concrete

    Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options…

  13. 13Criss Cross

    Criss Cross (1949)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

  14. 14Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    ★ 8.1/10Also thriller

    A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr…

  15. 15Don't Tell a Soul

    Don't Tell a Soul (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Two thieving teenage brothers, stealing money to help their sick mom, match wits with a troubled security guard stuck at the bottom of a forgotten well.

  16. 16Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street (1953)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…

  17. 17Family Plot

    Family Plot (1976)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller

    Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

  18. 18Charley Varrick

    Charley Varrick (1973)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with…

  19. 19Triple 9

    Triple 9 (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

  20. 20The Way of the Gun

    The Way of the Gun (2000)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

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