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10 Best Movies Like Doing Hard Time

If you loved Doing Hard Time, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Doing Hard Time for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#2
Addicted

Addicted

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Doing Hard Time for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life....

#3
The Big Ugly

The Big Ugly

2020★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Doing Hard Time for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Neeyln has always been the loyal enforcer for crime boss Harris back in London, taking care of problems and people that disrupt his illicit business. When Harris strikes a deal wit...

#4
Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Doing Hard Time for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to b...

#5
Penny Pincher!

Penny Pincher!

2016★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Doing Hard Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

François Gautier is stingy! Saving puts the joy, it causes pay sweats. His life is set for the sole purpose of never spend anything. A life that will switch in one day: he falls in...

#6
The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

2003★ 7.4

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

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row....