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10 Best Movies Like It May Happen to You

If you loved It May Happen to You, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.0

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

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#2
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955★ 6.8

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

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly....

#3
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#4
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950★ 7.5

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

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in t...

#5
Heist

Heist

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It May Happen to You for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced...

#6
Plunder Road

Plunder Road

1957★ 6.9

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

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam....

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