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10 Best Movies Like Born to Be Wild

If you loved Born to Be Wild, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Headhunters

Headhunters

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Be Wild for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary....

#2
Man on Wire

Man on Wire

2008★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Be Wild for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest ...

#3
Pawn

Pawn

2013★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Be Wild for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob....

#4
The Duchess

The Duchess

2008★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Be Wild for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life....

#5
Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Be Wild for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 pol...

#6
Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

2013★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Be Wild for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred...