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Movies that feel like Going in Style (2017)

If you loved Going in Style, the closest films we have are 2 Guns (2013), Identity Thief (2013) and Happy New Year (2014). All three share Going in Style's gritty and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

πŸ… 82% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Zach Braffgrittywittyplayful

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2 Guns
2013 Β· dir. Baltasar KormΓ‘kur
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: bank robbery

The difference: Leans harder into action than Going in Style does

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.

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Identity Thief
2013 Β· dir. Seth Gordon
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· crime

Both land grit and wit at once

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

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Happy New Year
2014 Β· dir. Farah Khan
πŸ… 48%β˜… 5crime Β· comedy

Playful crime in both cases

Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.

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Seven Psychopaths
2012 Β· dir. Martin McDonagh
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime

Comedy built on grit, twice over

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.2western Β· comedy Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: bank robbery

The difference: Sits closer to western than Going in Style does

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

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Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 Β· dir. Jay Roach
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· crime

Crime with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foeβ€”'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.

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Hustlers
2019 Β· dir. Lorene Scafaria
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.3drama Β· comedy Β· crime

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 Β· dir. Seth MacFarlane
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· western

Both lean on grit more than on comedy

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

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White Chicks
2004 Β· dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
πŸ… 15%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· crime

Both lean on wit more than on crime

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.

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πŸ… 72%β˜… 7comedy Β· crime

Both run playful where it counts

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1990s show

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

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I Can Quit Whenever I Want 2: Masterclass
2017 Β· dir. Sydney Sibilia
β˜… 6.8action Β· comedy Β· crime

Crime approached the same way

Pietro Zinni is asked by the police to revive the old gang to create a task force that will stop the spread of smart drugs.

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Hera Pheri
2000 Β· dir. Priyadarshan
β˜… 8.2comedy Β· crime

Comedy of the same temperament

Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.

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