Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Set Up

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

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#1
5lbs of Pressure

5lbs of Pressure

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Set Up for fans of Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking...

#2
Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

1986★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Set Up for fans of Thriller & Mystery & TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs....

#3
The International

The International

2009★ 6.3

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

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabiliz...

#4
The Black Book

The Black Book

2023★ 6.7

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

After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him....

#5
Psych 3: This Is Gus

Psych 3: This Is Gus

2021★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Set Up for fans of Mystery & TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the f...

#6
Overdrive

Overdrive

2017★ 6.1

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

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line....

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