Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Heist

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

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#1
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

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

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#2
Lockdown

Lockdown

2000★ 6.0

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

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casse...

#3
Bronson

Bronson

2009★ 7.0

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

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted ...

#4
Caged

Caged

1950★ 7.1

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

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison....

#5
Trafficking

Trafficking

2023★ 6.1

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

Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from tr...

#6
McVicar

McVicar

1980★ 6.5

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

John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the hig...

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