Movies Like A Great Hero In Troubled Times

If you liked A Great Hero In Troubled Times (2020), a movie directed by Jiajin Chen, 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
Entrapment (1999)
★ 6.2/10
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
2
Power (1986)
★ 5.8/10
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to…
3
Overboard (2018)
★ 6.7/10
A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.
4
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
★ 6/10
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…
5
Jingle Bell Heist (2025)
★ 6/10
Two 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?
6
To Sir, with Love (1967)
★ 7.5/10
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
7
Stolen: Heist of the Century (2025)
★ 7.1/10
Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?
8
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals (2022)
★ 7.1/10
Join director Chloe Zhao and the Cast of Eternals as they recount their experiences during the making of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious film to date. Discover how the ensemble cast felt stepping into their roles…
9
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026)
★ 7.1/10
Never-before-seen footage and survivor accounts trace the 2012 shipwreck of a luxury cruise and the disaster that ensued, in this immersive documentary.
10
Deception (2008)
★ 6/10
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's…
11
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10
Recently 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.
12
Man on a Ledge (2012)
★ 6.4/10
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt…
13
Snake Eyes (1998)
★ 6.2/10
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an…
14
The Hustle (2019)
★ 6.2/10
Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
15
Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10
When 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.
16
Blue Streak (1999)
★ 6.5/10
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of…
17
How to Steal a Million (1966)
★ 7.5/10
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
18
Nothing to Lose (1997)
★ 6.6/10
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary…
19
The Batman (2022)
★ 7.7/10
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
20
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
★ 7.2/10
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.