Movies Like The Grave

If you liked The Grave (1996), a crime and thriller movie directed by Jonas Pate, 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
Play Dirty (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
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.
2
Avengement (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller
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.
3
Trance (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
4
Red Right Hand (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
Cash 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…
5
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller
Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and…
6
In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
7
Thieves Highway (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and thriller
After discovering a plot to haul stolen cattle in the middle of nowhere, a desperate and isolated lawman becomes the only thing standing between a group of dangerous rustlers and a clear run to the border.
8
Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and crime
He’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.
9
The Raven (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
10
The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
11
Hunted (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
A woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
12
Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
13
The Last Stand (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are…
14
King of New York (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and crime
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on…
15
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.
16
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the…
17
No Sudden Move (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller
A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.
18
Urban Legend (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
19
Don't Breathe (2016)
★ 7/10Also horror and thriller
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
20
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
★ 7.1/10Also horror and crime
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.