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Movies like Crack Up (1997)

The best movies like Crack Up (1997) are How to Rob a Bank (2007), Shade (2003) and Misdirection (2026). If Crack Up hooked you with its action, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. How to Rob a Bank (2007)

    Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

  2. Shade (2003)

    Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  3. Misdirection (2026)

    A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are turned and the hunters become the hunted.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  4. Trap House (2025)

    An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  5. The Pickup (2025)

    A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  6. What Doesn't Kill You (2008)

    Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  7. 2 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 · both action

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  8. Kill Shot (2023)

    Posing as hunters, a group of terrorists are in search of $100 million that was stolen and lost in a plane crash en route from Afghanistan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  9. The 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 action

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  10. Absolution (2024)

    An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

  11. Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  12. Wake of Death (2004)

    Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  13. The Get Out (2026)

    A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives with an interest in buying the business. With danger closing in from all sides, he must navigate a deadly web of deception, power, and survival - where escape may no longer be an option.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  14. The Getaway (1972)

    A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  15. Fast 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 · both action

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  16. Wire Room (2022)

    New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to save his life. As gunmen break into the Wire Room and chaos erupts, Mueller and Rosa make a final, desperate stand against the corrupt agents and officials who seek to destroy evidence and kill them both.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  17. The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)

    While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  18. The Best Man (2023)

    Mercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it's up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  19. Let's Get Harry (1986)

    Harry Burck has been kidnapped by South American terrorists, and when the US Government refuses to intervene, Harry's friends decide to take matters into their own hands!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  20. Empire (2002)

    Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Crack Up?

The closest matches to Crack Up are How to Rob a Bank (2007), Shade (2003) and Misdirection (2026). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Crack Up?

Start with How to Rob a Bank (2007), the closest match to Crack Up.

What is the highest-rated movie like Crack Up?

Kill Shot (2023), rated 8.0/10 by 228 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Crack Up?

The Get Out (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Crack Up?

Yes: How to Rob a Bank (2007), Shade (2003) and Misdirection (2026).

How are movies similar to Crack Up chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Crack Up, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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