Movies like The Fast Life (2003)
The best movies like The Fast Life (2003) are Heist 88 (2023), The Lookout (2007) and Normal Life (1996). If The Fast Life hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCharley Varrick (1973)7.4/10 from 304 votes
- NewestWardriver (2026)Released 2026
Heist 88 (2023)
A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNormal Life (1996)
Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this68 Kill (2017)
Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisFast Charlie (2023)
When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Debt Collector (2018)
A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a debt collector for the mob. The job seems easy enough, until one “client” pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHobo with a Shotgun (2011)
A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisCriminal Activities (2015)
Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like this2 Guns (2013)
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnockaround Guys (2001)
Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCharley Varrick (1973)
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGangster No. 1 (2000)
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity of Ghosts (2002)
A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnother Day in Paradise (1998)
In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPhantom Halo (2014)
Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisPlastic (2014)
Sam and Fordy run a credit card fraud scheme, but when they steal from the wrong man, they find themselves threatened by sadistic gangster. They need to raise £5m and pull off a daring diamond heist to clear their debt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCash Out (2024)
Criminal mastermind Mason is about to execute the score of a lifetime when his lover and key member of his crew, Decker, takes the team down and reveals she’s an undercover Interpol agent. Heartbroken, Mason escapes and retires from the life of crime until his younger brother Shawn is out of his league taking on a big bank heist all on his own. Mason has no choice left but to come to the rescue, while Interpol brings Decker in hoping to unnerve him. Before the SWAT teams storm the bank, Mason must use every tool in his arsenal to not only escape with the prize, but also the love of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Fast Life?
The closest matches to The Fast Life are Heist 88 (2023), The Lookout (2007) and Normal Life (1996). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Fast Life?
Start with Heist 88 (2023), the closest match to The Fast Life.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Fast Life?
Charley Varrick (1973), rated 7.4/10 by 304 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Fast Life?
Wardriver (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Fast Life?
Yes: Heist 88 (2023), The Lookout (2007) and Normal Life (1996).
How are movies similar to The Fast Life chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Fast Life, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.