10 Best Movies Like Up the River
If you loved Up the River, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Two-Way Stretch
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail...
The Escapist
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before ...
Take the Money and Run
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent....
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...
We're No Angels
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that giv...
Wrong Cops
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot....