Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Pick-up

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

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#1
American Murderer

American Murderer

2022★ 5.9

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

The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special age...

#2
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2002★ 5.8

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

A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for....

#3
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#4
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

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

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#5
Adulthood

Adulthood

2008★ 6.2

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

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge....

#6
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.1

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

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