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10 Best Movies Like Vela

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

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#1
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.3

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

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#2
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954★ 7.1

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

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly....

#3
The Parts You Lose

The Parts You Lose

2019★ 6.7

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

An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm....

#4
Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game

1994★ 6.2

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

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that...

#5
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991★ 6.3

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

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened b...

#6
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

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

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

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