Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Grind

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

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#1
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#2
Ballad of a Small Player

Ballad of a Small Player

2025★ 5.8

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

Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table....

#3
The Gambler

The Gambler

2014★ 6.0

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

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as c...

#4
Rounders

Rounders

1998★ 7.0

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

Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he me...

#5
High Rollers

High Rollers

2025★ 6.5

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

A master thief must pull off a dangerous casino heist when his nemesis kidnaps his lover. Caught between rival criminals and FBI pursuit, he risks all to save her and score big....

#6
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

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

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s....

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