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10 Best Movies Like Working on the Edge

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

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#1
The Alabama Solution

The Alabama Solution

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Working on the Edge for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems....

#2
The Last Castle

The Last Castle

2001★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Working on the Edge for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away....

#3
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Working on the Edge for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly....

#4
Shot Caller

Shot Caller

2017★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Working on the Edge for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California....

#5
Copycat

Copycat

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Working on the Edge for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past....

#6
Felon

Felon

2008★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Working on the Edge for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system....

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