Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Maker

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

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#1
We Die Young

We Die Young

2019★ 6.8

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

Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran come...

#2
Absolution

Absolution

2024★ 5.9

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

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and r...

#3
Finestkind

Finestkind

2023★ 6.9

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

Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman...

#4
Lost in the Sun

Lost in the Sun

2015★ 5.9

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

A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies....

#5
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Maker for fans of Drama & Crime & 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...

#6
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

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

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

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