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10 Best Movies Like Dog Day Afternoon

If you loved Dog Day Afternoon, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Inside Man

Inside Man

2006★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Day Afternoon for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 ...

#2
Cash Out

Cash Out

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Day Afternoon for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Criminal mastermind Mason is about to execute the score of a lifetime when his lover and key member of his crew, Decker, takes the team down and reveals she’s an undercover Interpo...

#3
Panic Room

Panic Room

2002★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Day Afternoon for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a de...

#4
The Town

The Town

2010★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Day Afternoon for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive bra...

#5
The Drop

The Drop

2014★ 6.8

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

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all...

#6
Quick Change

Quick Change

1990★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Day Afternoon for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbe...

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