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Movies that feel likeNow You See Me 2 (2016)

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

If you loved Now You See Me 2, the closest films we have are Ocean's Eleven (2001), Den of Thieves (2018) and Fast Five (2011). All three share Now You See Me 2's gritty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Dhoom 2 (2006).

🍅 33% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jon M. Chugrittytenseplayful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Now You See Me (2013)

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Ocean's Eleven
2001 · dir. Steven Soderbergh
🍅 83%★ 7.7thriller · crimeMaxStarz

The gold standard of crews who are three steps ahead and loving it

The difference: Cool understatement instead of stage magic — and honestly the better film

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

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Den of Thieves
2018 · dir. Christian Gudegast
🍅 42%★ 7crime · thriller · action

Cops and thieves circling a supposedly impossible score

The difference: Grim, sweaty and mean — showmanship swapped for testosterone

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.

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Fast Five
2011 · dir. Justin Lin
🍅 77%★ 7.3action · thriller · crimeNetflix

A crew of charismatic outlaws pulling one giant job under federal noses

The difference: Pure vehicular muscle — no sleight of hand, just horsepower

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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Inside Man
2006 · dir. Spike Lee
🍅 86%★ 7.6crime · drama · thriller

A Manhattan bank siege where the real game is the misdirection

The difference: A slow-burn chess match — one location, no spectacle

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

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Legend
2015 · dir. Brian Helgeland
🍅 60%★ 6.9crime · thriller

Gritty and tense in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

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Killing Them Softly
2012 · dir. Andrew Dominik
🍅 74%★ 6.2crime · thriller

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

The difference: Trades the play of Now You See Me 2 for an angle of its own

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

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Man on a Ledge
2012 · dir. Asger Leth
🍅 31%★ 6.6action · thriller · crime

A public spectacle in Manhattan that is really cover for a heist

The difference: One-gimmick thriller played straight — thin on charm between twists

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

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Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 · dir. Dominic Sena
🍅 25%★ 6.5action · crime · thriller

A retired pro pulled back for one absurdly ambitious final job

The difference: Car-first and twist-free — momentum instead of misdirection

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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The Usual Suspects
1995 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 87%★ 8.5drama · crime · thrillerMax

A story rebuilt trick by trick until the reveal pulls the floor away

The difference: Talky, grimy 90s noir — the flash is all in the telling

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

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The Unjust
2010 · dir. Ryoo Seung-wan
★ 6.5crime · thrillerNetflix

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.

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Dhoom 2
2006 · dir. Sanjay Gadhvi
🍅 93%★ 6.6drama · action · thrillerNetflix

A showman thief whose robberies are performances in themselves

The difference: Full Bollywood mode — songs, romance and physics-optional stunts

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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Phone Booth
2003 · dir. Joel Schumacher
🍅 72%★ 7.1thriller · crimePrime Video

New York City shapes both of them

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

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