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Movies that feel like Den of Thieves (2018)

If you loved Den of Thieves, the closest films we have are Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000), Ronin (1998) and Fast Five (2011). All three share Den of Thieves' gritty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and AMC and others, checked against today's data.

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

πŸ… 42% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Christian Gudegastgrittytensekineticplayful
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Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 Β· dir. Dominic Sena
πŸ… 25%β˜… 6.5action Β· crime Β· thriller

Common ground in both: detective and heist

Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as the police are in hot pursuit.

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Ronin
1998 Β· dir. John Frankenheimer
πŸ… 70%β˜… 7.2action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both keep coming back to the same thing: shootout

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.

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Fast Five
2011 Β· dir. Justin Lin
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.3action Β· thriller Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: fbi

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

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Crank: High Voltage
2009 Β· dir. Mark Neveldine
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.1action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: strip club

The difference: None of the play Den of Thieves is built on

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

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The Plagues of Breslau
2018 Β· dir. Patryk Vega
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6crime Β· action Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: the investigation

Every day at 6 pm a serial killer kills another person. Police officer Helena Rus thinks the killings are done by one man only and decides to reveal the killer's identity by getting back in 18th century history of the city.

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The Outlaws
2017 Β· dir. Kang Yun-sung
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2action Β· crime Β· thriller

Common ground: detective

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 Β· dir. Tony Scott
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.6action Β· comedy Β· crime

Both rooted in Los Angeles

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Den of Thieves does

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpinβ€”and the chase is on.

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Dhoom 2
2006 Β· dir. Sanjay Gadhvi
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.6drama Β· action Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: heist

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Den of Thieves does

Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.

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In the Line of Duty 4
1989 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
β˜… 7.1action Β· crime Β· thriller

Gritty and tense in the same breath

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime.

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The Last Stand
2013 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 61%β˜… 6.3action Β· crime Β· thriller

Common ground: fbi

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.

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Swordfish
2001 Β· dir. Dominic Sena
πŸ… 27%β˜… 6.5action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both land momentum and play at once

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

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Dhoom 3
2013 Β· dir. Vijay Krishna Acharya
πŸ… 67%β˜… 5.4action Β· crime

Crime built on grit, twice over

To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics robs banks to take down a corrupt bank owner. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.

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