Movies Like Essex Heist
If you liked Essex Heist (2017), a crime and action movie directed by Steve Lawson, 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.
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Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also actionMaster car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
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Dirt (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also actionIn search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
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Robbery (1967)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeIn 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.
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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeDown-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags…
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The Organization (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeAfter a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for…
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The Wild One (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeThe Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also crimeWhile attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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Little Caesar (1931)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeA small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeWhen a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
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Jingle Bell Heist (2025)
★ 6/10Also crimeTwo down-on-their-luck hourly workers team up to rob a posh London department store on Christmas Eve. Will they steal each other's hearts along the way?
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also actionWhen hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
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Red Notice (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crimeAn Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
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Stark Raving Mad (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and actionA crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.
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Trouble Man (2025)
★ 7/10Also actionJaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own…
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The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeAn unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
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The Mechanic (1972)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crimeArthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and…
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Flawless (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeA female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
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Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeA psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…