20 best movies like American Hustle (2013)

List of the best movies like American Hustle (2013): The Informant!, Matchstick Men, Official Secrets, Legend, Compliance, Designated Survivor, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Snare, Imposters, Inherent Vice.

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Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:56

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
Duration01:37

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:29

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.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

    Sandra is the manager at a fast-food restaurant, and Becky is her teenaged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day, a police officer telephones and accuses Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse, which Becky vehemently denies. Sandra, overwhelmed by her managerial responsibilities, complies with the officer’s orders to detain Becky, beginning a nightmare that tragically blurs the lines between expedience, prudence, legality and reason.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    Three friends head to the seafront for a drunken weekend, only to be imprisoned on the top floor of their holiday apartment by a malevolent paranormal force.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    Maddie, a persona shifting con-artist who is as beautiful as she is dangerous, leaves her unwitting victims tormented when they realize they have been used and robbed of everything – including their hearts. But things get complicated when her former targets, Ezra, Richard, and Jules team up to track her down. While pursuing her newest mark, Maddie meets a potential love interest, Patrick, which threatens to derail her assignment, much to the chagrin of her mysterious boss, The Doctor.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

      In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:10

      Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:07

      Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail--one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:33

        Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:13

        A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, France
        Duration01:50

        How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben, rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:49

          Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, China
          Duration02:35

          In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrecomedy, drama, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:47

          In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, China
          Duration01:58

          In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:30

          A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration01:53

          When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genredrama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA

          A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredrama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:50

          A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:53

          Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, western
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

          Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker, Judge Roy Bean, rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrethriller, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:22

          In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrecomedy, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:11

          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.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, Argentina
          Duration02:24

          Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:21

          A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Puerto Rico

          FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:41

          In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:33

          The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, military, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:15

          Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:41

          Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime, military, biography
          CountryUSA, Cambodia, Romania
          Duration02:11

            Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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