Movies like Out of the Blue (1991)
The best movies like Out of the Blue (1991) are Lost in the Sun (2015), The Score (2001) and Parker (2013). If Out of the Blue hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Lavender Hill Mob (1951)7.2/10 from 303 votes
- NewestI Love Boosters (2026)Released 2026
Lost in the Sun (2015)
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Score (2001)
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParker (2013)
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMillions (2005)
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rise (2012)
After being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Harvey Miller has revenge on his mind. He recruits his three best friends to help him rob the local drug kingpin whose betrayal put him away in the first place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTake the Money and Run (1969)
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Newton Boys (1998)
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Harder They Come (1972)
Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Silent Partner (1978)
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFriday After Next (2002)
Craig and his cousin Day-Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own crib, working nights at a local mall as security guards. When their house is robbed on Christmas Eve they set out to track down the culprit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
This South African movie tracks the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. After cutting his teeth on hijacking, before moving onto bigger game, an ambitious man hits a setback when most of his gang are shot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLevity (2003)
Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Man's Land (1987)
A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Love Boosters (2026)
A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing from her stores and reselling them at a lower price — what they call 'fashion-forward philanthropy'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Angels' Share (2012)
Robbie is a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. On community service, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo. Little did Robbie imagine that turning to drink might change their lives, leading them to the distilleries of the Scottish Highlands and the biggest gamble of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wrong Man (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDressed to Kill (1946)
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pink Panther (2006)
When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector – Jacques Clouseau – to the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlue Streak (1999)
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Out of the Blue?
The closest matches to Out of the Blue are Lost in the Sun (2015), The Score (2001) and Parker (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Out of the Blue?
Start with Lost in the Sun (2015), the closest match to Out of the Blue.
What is the highest-rated movie like Out of the Blue?
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), rated 7.2/10 by 303 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Out of the Blue?
I Love Boosters (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Out of the Blue?
Yes: Lost in the Sun (2015), The Score (2001) and Parker (2013).
How are movies similar to Out of the Blue chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Out of the Blue, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.