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10 Best Movies Like The Number

If you loved The Number, 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 Number for fans of 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
Bronson

Bronson

2009★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Number for fans of 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 ...

#3
John Doe: Vigilante

John Doe: Vigilante

2014★ 6.4

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

When John Doe is convicted of being a vigilante serial killer, a vigilante group named 'Speak for the Dead' emerges in support of John's cause—elevating the debate about justice ve...

#4
Trafficking

Trafficking

2023★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Number for fans of 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...

#5
Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

2000★ 6.4

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

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a...

#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 The Number for fans of Drama. 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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