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10 Best Movies Like Deadbeat at Dawn

If you loved Deadbeat at Dawn, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadbeat at Dawn for fans of Action & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened b...

#2
LaRoy, Texas

LaRoy, Texas

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadbeat at Dawn for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRo...

#3
Indemnity

Indemnity

2022★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadbeat at Dawn for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree....

#4
The Thinning: New World Order

The Thinning: New World Order

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadbeat at Dawn for fans of Action & Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Blake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before....

#5
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadbeat at Dawn for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...

#6
Where the Money Is

Where the Money Is

2000★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadbeat at Dawn for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned ...

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