Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Business

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

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#1
Contraband

Contraband

2012★ 6.3

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

When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farrada...

#2
American Made

American Made

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Business for fans of Drama & Action & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s....

#3
The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

2007★ 6.2

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

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. W...

#4
Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

1985★ 6.8

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

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthles...

#5
American Sicario

American Sicario

2021★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Business for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of the rise and fall of the first American-born drug lord in Mexico, this tale of power, money, greed and betrayal amongst rival members of the drug cartels finds America...

#6
The Hit

The Hit

1984★ 6.4

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

Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, w...

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