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10 Best Movies Like Hard Times

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

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#1
They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947★ 6.6

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

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge....

#2
Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men

2003★ 7.0

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

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly....

#3
Risqué

Risqué

2025★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Times for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Fired from a strip club, a vengeful dancer masterminds a high-stakes heist with fellow strippers to take down the corrupt boss and the men who underestimate them....

#4
Take Me

Take Me

2017★ 5.8

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

Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a hand...

#5
Hellfire

Hellfire

2026★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Times for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A drifter with a mysterious past arrives in a small town and finds the residents in the grip of a ruthless crime boss and realizes he has to help them....

#6
Amateur

Amateur

1994★ 6.1

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

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to writ...

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