Movies like Sons of the City (2017)
The best movies like Sons of the City (2017) are Wardriver (2026), The Quiller Memorandum (1966) and The System (2022). If Sons of the City hooked you with its thriller and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Good Neighbor (2022)6.7/10 from 215 votes
- Newest180 (2026)Released 2026
Wardriver (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 · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Quiller Memorandum (1966)
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe System (2022)
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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 this180 (2026)
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisRed Right Hand (2024)
Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and his home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRun (1991)
When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisAll the Devils Are Here (2025)
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCleaner (2007)
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisBody Brokers (2021)
Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Utah under his wing and introduces him to treatment center mogul Vin. Wood and Vin bring Utah in on their lucrative and illegal dealings, where saving lives comes second to the bottom line.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killer (2024)
Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCanary Black (2024)
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBusting (1974)
Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
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 · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisAdulthood (2008)
After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
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 thisBelly (1998)
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChief of Station (2024)
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTake Everything (2025)
Terry is a homeless drifter just trying to get by in a new city. But when his life is threatened, he attempts to escape with the help of Eva, a sex worker also on the run
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & crime
Inner Demons (2017)
Inner Demons is a film that explores the darkest recesses of the human mind. no matter who you are or what you believe, we are all capable of inexplicable evils. This three-story anthology shows how the human mind can be used against you. Fear can turn good people into bad people and bad people into good people...and there's nothing more frightening than the human mind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & crime
Lying and Stealing (2019)
Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThose Who Kill 1 - Corpse in the woods (2011)
When the skeletons of four young women found buried in a forest north of Copenhagen pulled the ambitious and headstrong Deputy Superintendent Katrine Ries Jensen (Laura Bach) with the intellectual and humanly hostile legal psychiatrist Thomas Schaeffer (Jakob Cedergren) into a dangerous quest in the history of Denmark first serial killer. An offender who kills out of a pattern that is not readily explainable. Katrine and Thomas proves to be a strong, but mismatched couple whose approach and methods often differ from the conventional police investigation. Their search brings them close to the offender. So close to Katrine with his emotional and vengeful behavior unknowingly expose themselves to the offender and hence qualifies as the perfect next victim. For both Thomas and Katherine challenge will be to see the person behind the monster. For only when they understand the fantasies and traumas that operates the perpetrator, they are able to confront.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Checkmate to the Queen of Diamonds (1973)
A detective and a militia captain are working together investigating a murder. When their job is done, the feelings do not let them say goodbye.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Una mujer de Oriente (1946)
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Atrapados (1995)
A wild police officer attempts to rescue a child from the hands of kidnappers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
The Manson Family Massacre (2019)
A musician begins experiencing terrifying visions when she moves into the house where the Manson Family committed their infamous crimes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
The Mourners (2014)
On the gravel bed of a river, two friends are trying to catch some fishes. One of them is feeling anxious, as if something tragic is going to happen. Meanwhile, in a damp cellar, some people - obsessed by their appearance - get familiar with a new, brilliant way to get a perfect body: the Marcy Method! Let's walk down the dark path with these characters, to discover just how far people are willing to go, to look beautiful to the others eyes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)
A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Sons of the City?
The closest matches to Sons of the City are Wardriver (2026), The Quiller Memorandum (1966) and The System (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sons of the City?
Start with Wardriver (2026), the closest match to Sons of the City.
What is the highest-rated movie like Sons of the City?
The Good Neighbor (2022), rated 6.7/10 by 215 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sons of the City?
180 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Sons of the City?
Yes: Wardriver (2026), The Quiller Memorandum (1966) and The System (2022).
How are movies similar to Sons of the City chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sons of the City, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.