50 Movies Like Army of the Dead (2021) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Army of the Dead details →If you loved Army of the Dead (2021) by Zack Snyder, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Baby Driver, The Italian Job, From Dusk Till Dawn. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Army of the Dead
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Army of the Dead in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
In common: Action · Crime
The Italian Job
2003 · F. Gary Gray
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal
In common: Action · Crime
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · Robert Rodriguez
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.
In common: Action · Crime · Horror
Ronin
1998 · John Frankenheimer
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives t
In common: Action · Crime
Play Dirty
2025 · Shane Black
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
In common: Action · Crime
Ocean's Eight
2018 · Gary Ross
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
In common: Action · Crime
Red Notice
2021 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling
In common: Action · Crime
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025 · Christian Gudegast
Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive h
In common: Action · Crime
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 · Dominic Sena
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Ray
In common: Action · Crime
Lift
2024 · F. Gary Gray
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
In common: Action · Crime
Saw 3D
2010 · Kevin Greutert
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a
In common: Crime · Horror
Parker
2013 · Taylor Hackford
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hija
In common: Action · Crime
Snakes on a Plane
2006 · David R. Ellis
FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial. An on-board assassin releases a crate full of
In common: Action · Crime
Four Brothers
2005 · John Singleton
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
In common: Action · Crime
Logan Lucky
2017 · Steven Soderbergh
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
In common: Action · Crime
Heat
1995 · Michael Mann
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and r
In common: Action · Crime
The Bad Guys
2022 · Pierre Perifel
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
In common: Action
Van Helsing
2004 · Stephen Sommers
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unhol
In common: Action · Horror
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024 · Carles Torrens
When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out
In common: Action · Horror
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
2011 · Tom Six
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
In common: Crime · Horror
Willy's Wonderland
2021 · Kevin Lewis
When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped ins
In common: Action · Horror
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Renny Harlin
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter,
In common: Action · Horror
No Way Up
2024 · Claudio Fäh
Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and
In common: Action · Horror
Dracula Untold
2014 · Gary Shore
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in ord
In common: Action · Horror
Planet Terror
2007 · Robert Rodriguez
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enr
In common: Action · Horror
Saw IV
2007 · Darren Lynn Bousman
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
In common: Crime · Horror
Unhinged
2020 · Derrick Borte
Rachel is a divorced single mother whose bad day gets even worse. She's running late to drop her son off at school when she honks her horn impatiently at a fellow driver during rush-hour traffic. Afte
In common: Action · Horror
Saw III
2006 · Darren Lynn Bousman
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and v
In common: Crime · Horror
Saw V
2008 · David Hackl
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a se
In common: Crime · Horror
Death Note
2017 · Adam Wingard
Light Turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class.
In common: Crime · Horror
They Will Kill You
2026 · Kirill Sokolov
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may b
In common: Action · Horror
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 · Ben Wheatley
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes batt
In common: Action · Horror
The Meg
2018 · Jon Turteltaub
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
In common: Action · Horror
Godzilla Minus One
2023 · Takashi Yamazaki
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair a
In common: Action · Horror
Shin Godzilla
2016 · Shinji Higuchi
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover
In common: Action · Horror
#Alive
2020 · Cho Il
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
In common: Action · Horror
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013 · Tommy Wirkola
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and mu
In common: Action · Horror
The Forever Purge
2021 · Everardo Gout
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish
In common: Action · Horror
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 · Timur Bekmambetov
President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.
In common: Action · Horror
Attack on Titan
2015 · Shinji Higuchi
100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans liv
In common: Action · Horror
I Spit on Your Grave
2010 · Steven R. Monroe
A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and
In common: Crime · Horror
A Serbian Film
2010 · Srđan Spasojević
Retired porn star Milos leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must part
In common: Crime · Horror
Saw
2004 · James Wan
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind kno
In common: Crime · Horror
Knock Knock
2015 · Eli Roth
When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seducti
In common: Crime · Horror
I Spit on Your Grave 2
2013 · Steven R. Monroe
Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable k
In common: Crime · Horror
Trap
2024 · M. Night Shyamalan
A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.
In common: Crime · Horror
Don't Breathe
2016 · Fede Álvarez
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
In common: Crime · Horror
Elite Squad
2007 · José Padilha
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum n
In common: Action · Crime
The Punisher: One Last Kill
2026 · Reinaldo Marcus Green
As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
In common: Action · Crime
The Hunt
2020 · Craig Zobel
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt
In common: Action · Horror
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Breaking Bad
2008 · Michelle MacLaren
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Michael Dante DiMartino
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
