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10 Best Movies Like The Big Holdup

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

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#1
Caught in Time

Caught in Time

2020★ 6.5

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

Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. Wh...

#2
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

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

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream....

#3
Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege

2022★ 6.3

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

After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story....

#4
The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

2016★ 5.8

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

A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When h...

#5
Police Story: Lockdown

Police Story: Lockdown

2013★ 6.2

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

A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage....

#6
Empire

Empire

2002★ 6.2

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

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this wil...

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