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10 Best Movies Like Mississippi Grind

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

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#1
Maverick

Maverick

1994★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mississippi Grind for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joi...

#2
Poolhall Junkies

Poolhall Junkies

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mississippi Grind for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish....

#3
Dark City

Dark City

1950★ 6.5

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

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them....

#4
Dinner Rush

Dinner Rush

2000★ 7.0

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

One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food c...

#5
21

21

2008★ 6.7

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

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns...

#6
Lost in America

Lost in America

1985★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mississippi Grind for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulat...

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