50 Movies Like The Misfits (2021) You Need to Watch Next
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his lif
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If you loved The Misfits (2021) by Renny Harlin, 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 Die Hard, The Vault, Cliffhanger. 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.
50 Movies Similar to The Misfits
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired...
In common: Action · Thriller
The Vault
2021 · Jaume Balagueró
Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in the World Cup, a group of daring thieves look for a way into one of the most secure and guarded places
In common: Action · Thriller
Cliffhanger
1993 · Renny Harlin
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn
In common: Action · Thriller
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 · Thriller
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 · Thriller
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 · Thriller
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 · Thriller
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the m
In common: Action · Thriller
Red Dawn
2012 · Dan Bradley
A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky—shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and withou
In common: Action · Thriller
The Ice Road
2021 · Jonathan Hensleigh
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners.
In common: Action · Thriller
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · Geoff Murphy
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop hi
In common: Action · Thriller
Apex
2026 · Baltasar Kormákur
A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.
In common: Action · Thriller
Fall
2022 · Scott Mann
For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded w
In common: Action · Thriller
Taken 3
2014 · Olivier Megaton
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular
In common: Action · Thriller
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his wors
In common: Action · Thriller
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 · Antoine Fuqua
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped withi
In common: Action · Thriller
Twisters
2024 · Lee Isaac Chung
As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair an
In common: Action · Thriller
Flight Risk
2025 · Mel Gibson
A pilot transports a U.S. Marshal accompanying a government witness to a trial in New York. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who the
In common: Action · Thriller
Speed
1994 · Jan de Bont
Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
In common: Action · Thriller
Extraction
2020 · Sam Hargrave
A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
In common: Action · Thriller
Angel Has Fallen
2019 · Ric Roman Waugh
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the
In common: Action · Thriller
Die Hard 2
1990 · Renny Harlin
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land
In common: Action · Thriller
Unstoppable
2010 · Tony Scott
When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident would decimate human life and caus
In common: Action · Thriller
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 · Len Wiseman
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infr
In common: Action · Thriller
Escape Plan
2013 · Mikael Håfström
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his
In common: Action · Thriller
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021 · Taylor Sheridan
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
In common: Action · Thriller
Ransom
1996 · Ron Howard
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
In common: Action · Thriller
Carry-On
2024 · Jaume Collet-Serra
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
In common: Action · Thriller
London Has Fallen
2016 · Babak Najafi
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
In common: Action · Thriller
Exterritorial
2025 · Christian Zübert
When her son vanishes inside a US consulate, ex-special forces soldier Sara does everything in her power to find him — and uncovers a dark conspiracy.
In common: Action · Thriller
The Contractor
2022 · Tarik Saleh
After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the comm
In common: Action · Thriller
A Good Day to Die Hard
2013 · John Moore
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained
In common: Action · Thriller
The Mother
2023 · Niki Caro
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
In common: Action · Thriller
Air Force One
1997 · Wolfgang Petersen
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacr
In common: Action · Thriller
Peppermint
2018 · Pierre Morel
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
In common: Action · Thriller
The Peacemaker
1997 · Mimi Leder
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assign
In common: Action · Thriller
Nobody
2021 · Ilya Naishuller
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a br
In common: Action · Thriller
Cleaner
2025 · Martin Campbell
When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, an ex-soldier turned window cleaner suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building must save
In common: Action · Thriller
The Amateur
2025 · James Hawes
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take
In common: Action · Thriller
Monkey Man
2024 · Dev Patel
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After y
In common: Action · Thriller
Ballerina
2023 · Lee Chung-hyun
Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.
In common: Action · Thriller
No Escape
2015 · John Erick Dowdle
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediatel
In common: Action · Thriller
Hummingbird
2013 · Steven Knight
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming
In common: Action · Thriller
The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Tony Scott
Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't ki
In common: Action · Thriller
Homefront
2013 · Gary Fleder
Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.
In common: Action · Thriller
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
In common: Action · Thriller
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · John McTiernan
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocen
In common: Action · Thriller
Ice Road: Vengeance
2025 · Jonathan Hensleigh
Big rig ice road driver Mike McCann travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother’s ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the
In common: Action · Thriller
Road House
2024 · Doug Liman
Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
In common: Action · Thriller
Shooter
2007 · Antoine Fuqua
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government officia
In common: Action · Thriller