Movies Like Son of a Gun

If you liked Son of a Gun (2014), a action and crime movie directed by Julius Avery, 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
The Getaway (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also action and crime
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
2
The Rover (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama
Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured…
3
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also action and crime
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This…
4
High Sierra (1941)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
5
Avengement (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and action
While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
6
The Way of the Gun (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
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.
7
Animal Kingdom (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of…
8
Convict (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…
9
The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
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…
10
Dillinger (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank…
11
Judgment Night (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
Four young friends, while taking a shortcut en route to a local boxing match, witness a brutal murder which leaves them running for their lives.
12
The United States of Leland (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl…
13
Sexy Beast (2001)
★ 7/10Also crime and thriller
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading…
14
Lost in the Sun (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
15
Death Warrant (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself…
16
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also action and drama
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately…
17
Chopper (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.
18
Hard to Kill (1990)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma…
19
Public Enemies (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the…
20
Death Sentence (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crime
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no…