Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Cargo

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

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#1
Contraband

Contraband

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cargo for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farrada...

#2
Paradise Highway

Paradise Highway

2022★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cargo for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when t...

#3
Run

Run

1991★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cargo for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police....

#4
Cocaine Godmother

Cocaine Godmother

2017★ 6.4

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

At the age of 17, Griselda Blanco, made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport with her first husband Carlos. Living in Queens with her three sons, Griselda became enticed by the...

#5
Narco Sub

Narco Sub

2021★ 6.7

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

A former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter....

#6
Rev

Rev

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cargo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young thief with a history of grand theft auto becomes an informant and helps police bring down a criminal enterprise involved in the smuggling of hundreds of exotic super cars....

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