Movies like American Heist (2014)
The best movies like American Heist (2014) are First Kill (2017), Lost in the Sun (2015) and Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013). If American Heist hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedFlypaper (2011)6.4/10 from 832 votes
- NewestInside Man: Most Wanted (2019)Released 2019
First Kill (2017)
A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisLost 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: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisBonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013)
In Depression-era America, Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow over a cup of hot chocolate, and it was love at first sight. Their violent courtship took them through bank robberies, prison and a multi-state crime spree, securing their place in history as one of America's most notorious couples
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Takers (2010)
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArsenal (2017)
After the deadbeat brother of a businessman is assumed to be in on his own kidnapping, his sibling must take action to rescue him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisInside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInterrogation (2016)
After the FBI receives a threat that endangers the entire city, an interrogator and an I.T. specialist are plunged into a series of mind games with a criminal mastermind, desperately racing against time to uncover the villain's true agenda as they fight to protect thousands of lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisArmored (2009)
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Package (2013)
A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisFlypaper (2011)
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like this90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisDiablo (2016)
A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisFamily Vanished (2018)
A happy family returns from a vacation to find their home invaded by a criminal family and must fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Man (2018)
Tov Matheson is a war veteran with PTSD who perceives that the apocalypse is coming. After starting a relationship with a dubious Messiah, he leaves his normal life and begins the construction of a shelter underground, training himself, in an extreme way, at the cost of losing everything and making people believe he is insane. When he also believes it, something extraordinary happens.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarauders (2016)
An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Trust (2016)
A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBand of Robbers (2016)
A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Motel Life (2013)
A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisOutcast (2014)
A mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel brother, who seeks their deaths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisLightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)
Overwhelmed by a disastrous lightning storm that his son predicted, a man must learn to trust his son in order to save his family and the whole community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Cops and Robbers (2017)
A police hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating his brother, the police hostage negotiator, in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
The Prince (2014)
A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisPursued (2004)
A fast rising hi-tech executive must protect his career and family from the ruthless tactics of a homicidal corporate headhunter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Good Day for It (2011)
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
The Flyboys (2008)
Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJohn Henry and the Railroad (2013)
This is the tale of John Henry. The one from the railroad story. Legend goes that John Henry was a freed slave. John took his only son out looking for work. He was out to make a new life for himself. He heard somethin’ about railroad work needing to be done. So that’s where he went. But trouble was just around the bend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like American Heist?
The closest matches to American Heist are First Kill (2017), Lost in the Sun (2015) and Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after American Heist?
People who watched American Heist most often go on to First Kill (2017), Lost in the Sun (2015) and Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like American Heist?
Flypaper (2011), rated 6.4/10 by 832 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like American Heist?
Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like American Heist?
Yes: First Kill (2017), Lost in the Sun (2015) and Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013).
How are movies similar to American Heist chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside American Heist, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.