10 Best Movies Like Chess
If you loved Chess, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

The Glass Key
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chess for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

The Seven-Ups
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chess for fans of Crime & Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

LaRoy, Texas
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chess for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRo...

Hostile Takeover
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chess for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meeting...

Overdrive
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chess for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line....

Jallikattu
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chess for fans of Crime & Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
An escaped buffalo triggers a frenzy of ecstatic violence in a remote village....