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Movies that feel likeOcean's Twelve (2004)

Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life... but that's proven to be a challenge. Casino owner Terry Benedict demands that Danny Ocean return the money, plus millions more in interest. Unable to come up the cash, the crew is forced to come together to pull off another series of heists, this time in Rome, Paris, and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

If you loved Ocean's Twelve, the closest films we have are Traffic (2000), Inside Man (2006) and Phone Booth (2003). All three share Ocean's Twelve's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

🍅 55% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Steven Soderberghtensegrittyplayful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ocean's Eleven (2001) · Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

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Traffic
2000 · dir. Steven Soderbergh
🍅 93%★ 7.5thriller · drama · crime

Soderbergh's cool control again — interlocking players, effortless sprawl

The difference: A grim drug-war mosaic with none of the caper's wink

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

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

A bank job built on misdirection you're invited to untangle

The difference: One building, one standoff — a tighter, more serious game

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

The same mix in both: tension, then grit

The difference: Trades the play of Ocean's Twelve for an angle of its own

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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Ronin
1998 · dir. John Frankenheimer
🍅 70%★ 7.2action · thriller · crime

Professionals assembled for a European job where nobody trusts anybody

The difference: Cold-blooded and bruising — car chases replace charm

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

A globe-trotting master thief pursued in high style, disguises and all

The difference: Bollywood scale — musical numbers and broader comedy in the mix

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

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

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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Now You See Me 2
2016 · dir. Jon M. Chu
🍅 33%★ 6.4crime · thrillerPrime VideoStarz

A famous crew leveraged into one more impossible job by a new enemy

The difference: Trades con-man cool for magic-trick flash and messier plotting

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.

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

A retired thief strong-armed into one massive job to save his own

The difference: All about the cars — the crew chemistry is strictly functional

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

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

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

An outlaw family plotting one giant score against a crime boss's city

The difference: Muscle over finesse — engines do what wit does in Ocean's world

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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Side Effects
2013 · dir. Steven Soderbergh
🍅 82%★ 7thriller · crime · dramaPrime VideoParamount+

Another Soderbergh long con where the real scheme hides in plain sight

The difference: A chilly psychiatric thriller — no crew, no banter, no glamour

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

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

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

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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