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Movies Like The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale

If you liked The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale (2013), a movie directed by James Strong, 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. 1Robbery

    Robbery (1967)

    ★ 6.6/10

    In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

  2. 2The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks (1976)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin…

  3. 3The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

  4. 4The Sting

    The Sting (1973)

    ★ 8/10

    A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

  5. 5Jesse James

    Jesse James (1939)

    ★ 6.6/10

    After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

  6. 6Ocean's Thirteen

    Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team…

  7. 7To Live and Die in L.A.

    To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

    ★ 7.1/10

    When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

  8. 8Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10

    After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty…

  9. 9The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

  10. 10Eraser

    Eraser (1996)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Eraser, an elite federal marshal who "erases" the pasts of jeopardized informers and relocates them into safe anonymity, must protect a moving target who stands to uncover a conspiracy that could shift the balance of…

  11. 11Tough Guys

    Tough Guys (1986)

    ★ 6/10

    Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new…

  12. 12The Commuter

    The Commuter (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

  13. 13The Pickup

    The Pickup (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.

  14. 14Sleuth

    Sleuth (1972)

    ★ 7.7/10

    A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

  15. 15Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy…

  16. 16Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity (1944)

    ★ 8.1/10

    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

  17. 17Play Dirty

    Play Dirty (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.

  18. 18The Grifters

    The Grifters (1990)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

  19. 19The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen (2020)

    ★ 7.7/10

    American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an…

  20. 20Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    ★ 8.1/10

    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…

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