Movies Like Headhunters

If you liked Headhunters (2011), a thriller and crime movie directed by Morten Tyldum, 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
NOKAS (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crime
On the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The events are seen through the eyes of those who were directly involved – the bank robbers, police officers and…
2
Heat (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and action
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…
3
Misdirection (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are…
4
12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2015)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
Detective Shaw returns to active duty after the death of his partner. When he uncovers evidence linking his fellow officers to a murder, they frame him for a homicide he didn't commit. Trapped in his own precinct, Shaw…
5
Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crime
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…
6
Fallen Angels (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
Jakob Aasen has hired his old friend, private investigator Varg Veum, to spy on his wife Rebecca, whom he suspects of infidelity. Against his better judgement Varg accepts the job, and in an ironic twist he and Rebecca…
7
12 Rounds (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller
When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal…
8
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.
9
The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
10
In Order of Disappearance (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and action
Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds…
11
Get Fast (2024)
★ 6/10Also action and crime
When The Thief’s partner is kidnapped after stealing millions in cash from a merciless drug lord named Nushi, he reluctantly teams up with an angst-ridden orphan to rescue him. Nushi enlists her most trusted hitman…
12
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.
13
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.
14
6 Bullets (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and action
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
15
Play Dirty (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and action
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.
16
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…
17
A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
18
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
19
Sleuth (1972)
★ 7.7/10Also thriller and crime
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
20
Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...