Movies like Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
The best movies like Highest 2 Lowest (2025) are Prisoners (2013), Nightcrawler (2014) and A Most Violent Year (2014). If Highest 2 Lowest hooked you with its crime and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Usual Suspects (1995)8.2/10 from 11,944 votes
- NewestTuner (2026)Released 2026
Prisoners (2013)
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisNightcrawler (2014)
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Most Violent Year (2014)
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUncut Gems (2019)
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNocturnal Animals (2016)
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisInside (2023)
An art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLocke (2014)
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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 drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAmerican Murderer (2022)
The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet, pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse — and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Usual Suspects (1995)
The lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the center of it all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Accountant (2016)
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Order (2024)
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCollateral (2004)
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFargo (1996)
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bank Job (2008)
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Minute You Wake Up Dead (2022)
A stockbroker in a small southern town gets embroiled in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor that leads to multiple murders when a host of other people want in on the plot. Sheriff Thurmond Fowler, the by-the-book town sheriff for over four decades, works earnestly to try and unravel the town’s mystery and winds up getting more than he bargained for.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 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 & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Country for Old Men (2007)
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Lookout (2007)
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFederal Bank Heist (2011)
"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJoker: Folie à Deux (2024)
While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisYou Were Never Really Here (2017)
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInside Man (2006)
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Guilty (2018)
Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and with the phone as his only tool, Asger races against time to get help and find her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThudarum (2025)
A taxi driver finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after his car is confiscated by a corrupt police officer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLucky Baskhar (2024)
A middle-class bank clerk who longs to trade stability for adventure gets more than he bargained for when he unexpectedly becomes a wealthy man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTuner (2026)
A gifted piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWardriver (2026)
He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Highest 2 Lowest?
The closest matches to Highest 2 Lowest are Prisoners (2013), Nightcrawler (2014) and A Most Violent Year (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Highest 2 Lowest?
People who watched Highest 2 Lowest most often go on to Prisoners (2013), Nightcrawler (2014) and A Most Violent Year (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like Highest 2 Lowest?
The Usual Suspects (1995), rated 8.2/10 by 11,944 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Highest 2 Lowest?
Tuner (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Highest 2 Lowest?
Yes: Prisoners (2013), Nightcrawler (2014) and A Most Violent Year (2014).
How are movies similar to Highest 2 Lowest chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Highest 2 Lowest, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.