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Movies Like Dynamo

If you liked Dynamo (1989), a movie directed by Thomas Schunke, 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. 12 Guns

    2 Guns (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing…

  2. 2Honest Thief

    Honest Thief (2020)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.

  3. 3The Five

    The Five (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A scorned woman enlists the help of five strangers to execute a bank robbery. Tensions rise as the men anxiously await her arrival with the money, leaving the crew to wonder if they have been betrayed.

  4. 4The Getaway

    The Getaway (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10

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

  5. 5High Heels and Low Lifes

    High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.

  6. 6How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

  7. 7Heist 88

    Heist 88 (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.

  8. 8Rogue Trader

    Rogue Trader (1999)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.

  9. 9Dog Day Afternoon

    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…

  10. 10The Lookout

    The Lookout (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds…

  11. 11Heat

    Heat (1995)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the…

  12. 12Closer to the Moon

    Closer to the Moon (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

  13. 13Fun 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…

  14. 14Set It Off

    Set It Off (1996)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four women take back their lives and take out some banks in the process.

  15. 15They Live by Night

    They Live by Night (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10

    An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

  16. 16Chappie

    Chappie (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he…

  17. 17Smoke

    Smoke (1995)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate…

  18. 18Seems Like Old Times

    Seems Like Old Times (1980)

    ★ 6.3/10

    After being falsely accused of robbing a bank, a writer seeks the help of his lawyer ex-wife to clear his name. However, hilarity ensues when he must hide from her husband, who’s throwing a party for law enforcement…

  19. 19Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  20. 20The Newton Boys

    The Newton Boys (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.

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