Movies like The Righteous (2024)
The best movies like The Righteous (2024) are Lost in the Night (2023), Facing El Chapo (2026) and Ca$h (2010). If The Righteous hooked you with its crime and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFacing El Chapo (2026)8.7/10 from 989 votes
- NewestFacing El Chapo (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishLost in the Night (2023)Also in Spanish
Lost in the Night (2023)
A young man from a small mining town embroils himself with a wealthy family with a dubious past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFacing El Chapo (2026)
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCa$h (2010)
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Corrupted (2019)
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen, who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Courier (2024)
After shrewdly seizing his chance to join a money-laundering scheme, a modest valet dives into a world of fast cash, fast cars — and an inevitable crash.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuburbicon (2017)
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisIn Cold Light (2026)
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrank and Penelope (2022)
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReasonable Doubt (2014)
When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the trial, Mitch's worst fears come true when he realizes that he acquitted a guilty man, and he soon finds himself on the hunt for the killer before more victims pile up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last House on the Left (2009)
When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnderworld U.S.A. (1961)
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSky High (2020)
A commentary on Spanish society dressed as a thriller about the misadventures of a gang of young petty criminals after the real estate crash.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Enforcer (2022)
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStraight from the Barrio (2008)
A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like this7 Boxes (2012)
It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for $100. This sounds like an easy job but it soon gets complicated. Something in the boxes is highly coveted. Víctor and his persecutors find themselves caught up in a crime they know nothing about.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Neighbor (2022)
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Black Book (2023)
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPoint Blank (2019)
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Truth About Emanuel (2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMuerte Apasionada (2024)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller
Kanbalhi (2024)
When a family moves into a new home, they unwittingly become entangled in a mysterious black magic case unrelated to them. As unexplained occurrences escalate, the family must navigate eerie and unsettling events within their house, unveiling a dark plot, that may cost them everything.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Newcomers (2003)
The story of two brothers who get involved with a sexy stripper and her boss, the nightclub king of Santiago, as told from three perspectives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Dolores (TBA)
A woman carries a gun and chases a man from the street to the apartment. We do not know the reasons. But there will be some reason.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Muñequita Linda (2026)
On a night steeped in fear and violence, Helena decides to take revenge on her mother, Magdalena. As the house becomes a labyrinth of memories, they are trapped in an intimate ritual where faith, silence, and guilt clash. What happens in that house not only challenges the bonds of blood, but also the boundaries between belief and denial.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
New Delhi (1987)
A journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Urtajo (2025)
A toxic spill threatens the town of Urtajo: tackle the problem or cover it up? Javier will learn that not everything can be bought with money.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Hugo 24 (2026)
Hugo is 23 and still hasn't grown up. On the eve of his 24th birthday, he faces adulthood: he's unemployed, but goes to an interview at a real estate agency, a dream job that would allow him to wear a suit, something that reminds him of his absent father. He carries a deep fear of abandonment: his mother is in prison, his girlfriend is leaving, and his family is falling apart. When his landlord threatens to evict him in 24 hours, he begins a race against time that will mark his definitive step into adulthood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Righteous?
The closest matches to The Righteous are Lost in the Night (2023), Facing El Chapo (2026) and Ca$h (2010). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Righteous?
Start with Lost in the Night (2023), the closest match to The Righteous.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Righteous?
Facing El Chapo (2026), rated 8.7/10 by 989 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Righteous?
Facing El Chapo (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like The Righteous?
Yes: Lost in the Night (2023), Facing El Chapo (2026) and The Courier (2024).
How are movies similar to The Righteous chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Righteous, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.