50 Movies Like The Next Three Days (2010) You Need to Watch Next
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising th
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If you loved The Next Three Days (2010) by Paul Haggis, 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 The Pelican Brief, Beating Hearts, The Gambler. 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 Next Three Days
The Pelican Brief
1993 · Alan J. Pakula
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Beating Hearts
2024 · Gilles Lellouche
Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they'v
In common: Crime · Drama · Romance
The Gambler
2014 · Rupert Wyatt
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying o
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
My Fault
2023 · Domingo González
Noah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister's mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. As a proud and independent 17 year old, Noah resists livi
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Chris
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domine
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
Unfaithful
2002 · Adrian Lyne
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
Closer
2004 · Mike Nichols
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
In common: Crime · Drama
Bitter Moon
1992 · Roman Polanski
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Joel Schumacher
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
Better Days
2019 · Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
In common: Crime · Drama · Romance
Days of Being Wild
1990 · Wong Kar-Wai
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
In common: Crime · Drama · Romance
Miller's Girl
2024 · Jade Halley Bartlett
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
Wild at Heart
1990 · David Lynch
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon
In common: Crime · Romance · Thriller
Wrath of Man
2021 · Guy Ritchie
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Girl in the Basement
2021 · Elisabeth Röhm
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their
In common: Crime · Thriller
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 · Todd Phillips
While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Accountant
2016 · Gavin O'Connor
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Sleepers
1996 · Barry Levinson
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019 · Vince Gilligan
In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
STRAW
2025 · Tyler Perry
What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Shot Caller
2017 · Ric Roman Waugh
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.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Bound by Honor
1993 · Taylor Hackford
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Counselor
2013 · Ridley Scott
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Bank Job
2008 · Roger Donaldson
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine pr
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Falling Down
1993 · Joel Schumacher
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
John Q
2002 · Nick Cassavetes
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he dec
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Traffic
2000 · Steven Soderbergh
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Shoplifters
2018 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Little Things
2021 · John Lee Hancock
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is d
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Flawless
2007 · Michael Radford
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Devil All the Time
2020 · Antonio Campos
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Brother
2000 · Takeshi Kitano
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Promising Young Woman
2020 · Emerald Fennell
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
A Perfect Murder
1998 · Andrew Davis
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Natural Born Killers
1994 · Oliver Stone
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Good Time
2017 · Benny Safdie
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Irreversible
2002 · Gaspar Noé
A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for ven
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Secret Agent
2025 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven h
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Match Point
2005 · Woody Allen
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the p
In common: Drama · Romance · Thriller
The Beach
2000 · Danny Boyle
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he se
In common: Drama · Romance
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 · F. Gary Gray
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involve
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
A Time to Kill
1996 · Joel Schumacher
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Rainmaker
1997 · Francis Ford Coppola
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed parale
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011 · Brad Furman
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
Road to Perdition
2002 · Sam Mendes
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt
In common: Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Illusionist
2006 · Neil Burger
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy
In common: Drama · Romance
Step Up
2006 · Anne Fletcher
Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.
In common: Crime · Drama
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
In common: Crime · Drama