Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Riot

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

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#1
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947★ 7.3

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

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how ...

#2
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954★ 7.0

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

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly....

#3
Shot Caller

Shot Caller

2017★ 7.0

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

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California....

#4
Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

1993★ 6.5

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

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children....

#5
Felon

Felon

2008★ 7.1

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

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system....

#6
Maze

Maze

2017★ 5.9

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

Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II....

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