Movies like The Clean Up Crew (2024)
The best movies like The Clean Up Crew (2024) are Mob Land (2023), Den of Thieves (2018) and Sicario (2015). If The Clean Up Crew hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Shadow's Edge (2025)8.4/10 from 1,615 votes
- NewestTrap House (2025)Released 2025
Mob Land (2023)
A sheriff tries to keep the peace when a desperate family man violently robs a pill mill with his brother-in-law, alerting an enforcer for the New Orleans mafia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisDen of Thieves (2018)
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSicario (2015)
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRed Right Hand (2024)
Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and his home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWidows (2018)
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dirty (2025)
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlowback (2022)
When a master thief is sabotaged during a bank heist and left for dead, he seeks revenge on his former crew one target at a time. Now, with the cops and the mob closing in, he's in the race of his life to reclaim an untold fortune in cryptocurrency from those who double-crossed him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shadow's Edge (2025)
Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Hard Hit (2023)
An Interpol agent hunting the head of a global crime syndicate tracks his target to Las Vegas, but when the criminal organization kills his wife and daughter, he goes above the law to get his revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
The Town (2010)
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDragged Across Concrete (2019)
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCopshop (2021)
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTriple 9 (2016)
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Day to Die (2022)
A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with the city's corrupt police chief, who is working with the gang leader and double-crossed him years ago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHavoc (2025)
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArmor (2024)
Armored truck security guard James Brody is working with his son Casey transporting millions of dollars between banks when a team of thieves led by Rook orchestrate a takeover of their truck to seize the riches. Following a violent car chase, Rook soon has the armored truck surrounded and James and Casey find themselves cornered onto a decrepit bridge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Beekeeper (2024)
One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Working Man (2025)
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDen of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world's largest diamond exchange.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Commando (2022)
An elite DEA agent returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal and his crew, who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money, including kidnap the agent’s daughters. Stakes are high and lives are at risk in this head-to-head battle as the agent stops at nothing to protect his family against the money-hungry criminals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Sudden Move (2021)
A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDrive (2011)
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Equalizer (2014)
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGood Time (2017)
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMojave Diamonds (2023)
A former MMA fighter and his brothers must rescue their kidnapped family from a dangerous crime syndicate after $50M of illegal diamonds gets stolen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Castle Falls (2021)
Rival gangs seek out millions of dollars hidden inside a luxury condominium that's scheduled to be demolished, but first they have to deal with the demolition prep crewman who found the loot first.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWar (2007)
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHonest Thief (2020)
A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrap House (2025)
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbsolution (2024)
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Clean Up Crew?
The closest matches to The Clean Up Crew are Mob Land (2023), Den of Thieves (2018) and Sicario (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Clean Up Crew?
People who watched The Clean Up Crew most often go on to Mob Land (2023), Den of Thieves (2018) and Sicario (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Clean Up Crew?
The Shadow's Edge (2025), rated 8.4/10 by 1,615 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Clean Up Crew?
Trap House (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Clean Up Crew?
Yes: Mob Land (2023), Den of Thieves (2018) and Sicario (2015).
How are movies similar to The Clean Up Crew chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Clean Up Crew, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.