Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Payback

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

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#1
Out for Justice

Out for Justice

1991★ 6.1

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

Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for just...

#2
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990★ 5.9

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

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But th...

#3
The Crew

The Crew

2008★ 6.0

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

Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pul...

#4
Death Wish II

Death Wish II

1982★ 6.2

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

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles....

#5
Super Fly

Super Fly

1972★ 6.3

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

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to t...

#6
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

2017★ 6.2

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

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise....

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