20 best movies like The Sting (1973)

List of the best movies like The Sting (1973): 29 Palms, War Dogs, Casino, Molly's Game, King of New York, Maverick, True Grit, Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, American Hustle, The Departed.

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Markimdb: 4.7
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag's journey continues, more characters, including the Cop (Michael Rapaport) and the Sheriff (Keith David), get drawn into the winding crime tale, and the search becomes increasingly desperate.

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.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration02:51

    The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA, Canada, China
    Duration02:08

    Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryItaly, USA
    Duration01:43

    A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous southern accent as the two both try and enter the game.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and adventure on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:10

    On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy -- before it's too late.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:18

      A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong
      Duration02:31

      To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

      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: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:09

        A group of up-and-coming hustlers stumble upon a truckload of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized crime.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:31

        While conveying a Porsche from Boston to Atlantic City, student Charlie has to make a stop due to engine trouble. Mistaken as rich, he's invited to a big poker game -- and wins big time. However Denny Halloran, son of a mighty mobster, is a bad loser and starts a fight. But he's also a bad fighter: he falls on his head and is dead. Now Charlie's in trouble; after he flees Halloran's father puts a reward on his head. Even the police won't help him against the mighty man... so Charlie has to run for his life.

        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: 8.5
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:05

          A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

          Markimdb: 4.3
          Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:05

          After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger (Van Damme) arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge. With enough twists and turns, KILL'EM ALL will keep you guessing until the final bullet is fired.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genrecomedy, crime, biography
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:21

          A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

          Markimdb: 4.4
          Genreaction, drama, crime
          CountryUSA

          The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power. Examine Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:54

            When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

            Markimdb: 5.6
            Genrethriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:28

              When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

              Markimdb: 5.3
              Genreaction, drama
              CountrySpain
              Duration01:37

              Winning Streak is the astonishing story of a group of young down-and-outs who are presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; to change their luck and set off on the adventure of their lives. Thanks to an infallible method based on the roulette wheel’s imperfection, their lifestyle is about to become better than their wildest dreams, as they set out to break the banks at casinos around the world.

              Markimdb: 4.2
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
              CountryCanada

              When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion and mass-abductions.

              Markimdb: 5.8
              Genrethriller, crime
              CountryCanada
              Duration01:39

              Neighbors Spencer and Louise have bonded over their fascination with a recent string of murders terrorizing their community. When a new tenant named Victor moves into the building, all three quickly hit it off. However, they soon discover each has his or her own dark secret. As the violence outside mounts, the city retreats indoors for safety. But the more time these three neighbors spend together in their apartment building, the clearer it becomes that what they once thought of as a safe haven is as dangerous as any outside terrors they could imagine.

              Markimdb: 4
              Genreaction, thriller
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:21

              A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genrefantastic, action, adventure
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration02:11

              When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

              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: 5.5
              Genredrama, crime
              CountryCanada
              Duration01:24

              When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genredrama, crime, biography
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:09

                The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

                Markimdb: 5.6
                Genrethriller, drama, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:16

                Led by their fellow preppie friend Joe Hunt, a group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

                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: 4.9
                Genreaction, thriller
                CountryUSA

                After the FBI receives a threat that endangers the entire city, an interrogator and an I.T. specialist are plunged into a series of mind games with a criminal mastermind, desperately racing against time to uncover the villain's true agenda as they fight to protect thousands of lives.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrecomedy, crime
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration01:50

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

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genredrama, crime, biography, history
                  CountryUSA, Japan
                  Duration02:20

                  Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

                  Markimdb: 5.5
                  Genreaction, thriller
                  CountryGermany, Spain, USA
                  Duration02:02

                  An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                  Duration02:09

                  Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to others.

                  Markimdb: 6.9
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
                  CountrySouth Korea
                  Duration01:22

                  In Cheonan, a serial murder case takes place, but the case becomes more and more of a mystery. Only Tae-suk, a cop, immediately senses that all the cases are by the same killer and starts investigation. One day, Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked by a suspicious man, and Tae-suk realizes that this man is the serial killer, K. Now, Dong-soo becomes the only witness and a survived victim from K.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:33

                  A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

                  Markimdb: 5.6
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUnited Kingdom
                  Duration01:39

                  Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.

                  Markimdb: 5.7
                  Genrecomedy, melodrama
                  CountryCanada, USA
                  Duration02:35

                  Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genredrama, crime, biography
                  CountryUSA, Mexico
                  Duration02:03

                  A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

                  Markimdb: 3.5
                  Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:33

                  Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. Out on personal recognizance, Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth. And suddenly, a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with or profiting from the girl's murder; a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire Christian community in America.

                  Markimdb: 7.1
                  Genredrama
                  CountryJapan

                  A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genreaction, comedy, crime
                  CountryFrance, Italy, West Germany

                  An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genreaction, comedy, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:44

                  A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

                  Markimdb: 5.1
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:29

                  Career criminal Youngblood Priest wants out of the Atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole operation down before he can make his exit.

                  Markimdb: 5.4
                  Genrecomedy, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:28

                  Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genredrama, crime
                  CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Germany
                  Duration01:34

                  Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.

                  Markimdb: 4.8
                  Genrethriller
                  CountryCanada, USA

                  After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter.

                  Markimdb: 5.6
                  Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:41

                  Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:37

                    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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