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10 Best Movies Like Lock Up

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

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#1
They Call Me Jeeg

They Call Me Jeeg

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally...

#2
The Diary of Carlota

The Diary of Carlota

2010★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

17-year-old Carlota is in love with an athlete named Oriol but discovers sex with Sergio, every mother's ideal son-in-law. Carlota is in big trouble but neither her parents (who ar...

#3
Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Guided by M...

#4
Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

2011★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight....

#5
Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal....

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...