Movies Like American Daylight
If you liked American Daylight (2006), a crime and drama movie directed by Roger Christian, 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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Heist (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaJoe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young…
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The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and 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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Takers (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaA seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When…
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Cash on Demand (1961)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaA charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
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Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeBored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover as he’s fallen in love.
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaRecently 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.
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The Lost Husband (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceTrying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
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Pushover (1954)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaA police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
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The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romanceA failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
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Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and crimeThe true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
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Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaGoldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective…
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Islands (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and crimeIn this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is…
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Breathe (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceBased on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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Angel Eyes (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceA story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.
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The Newton Boys (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaThe story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
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Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance17-year-old Aza Holmes tries be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her…
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Life in a Year (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and romanceA 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
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The Wild One (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and 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…