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10 Best Movies Like Rub Out the Past

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

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#1
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

2005★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rub Out the Past for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate....

#2
Body Brokers

Body Brokers

2021★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rub Out the Past for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Uta...

#3
Shimmer Lake

Shimmer Lake

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rub Out the Past for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong....

#4
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rub Out the Past for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#5
The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

2022★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rub Out the Past for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Once-incarcerated Marcus Cowans is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers may have been involved in a horri...

#6
Empire

Empire

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rub Out the Past for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this wil...

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