Movies Like Riot

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Felon

2008·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Ric Roman Waugh

Themes: prison riot, inmateTMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

White Heat

1949·1h 54m·★ 8.1·Raoul Walsh

Themes: inmate, prison breakFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

In Hell

2003·1h 36m·★ 6.1·Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Themes: prison riot, inmateFans also likedDrama & Thriller

Maze

2017·1h 33m·★ 5.9·Stephen Burke

Themes: prison riot, prison breakFans also likedDrama & Thriller

The Hollow Point

2016·1h 37m·★ 5.4·Gonzalo López-Gallego

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Wyatt Earp

1994·3h 11m·★ 6.7·Lawrence Kasdan

TMDB recommendsStarring Gene Hackman

The Running Man

1987·1h 41m·★ 6.6·Paul Michael Glaser

TMDB recommendsStarring Jim Brown

A Prophet

2009·2h 35m·★ 7.8·Jacques Audiard

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Electra Glide in Blue

1973·1h 54m·★ 7.0·James William Guercio

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Raw Deal

1948·1h 19m·★ 7.2·Anthony Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

They Made Me a Criminal

1939·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Busby Berkeley

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Drop Zone

1994·1h 41m·★ 5.6·John Badham

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Brute Force

1947·1h 38m·★ 7.5·Jules Dassin

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Bad Boys

1983·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Rick Rosenthal

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Shot Caller

2017·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Ric Roman Waugh

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Get the Gringo

2012·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Adrian Grünberg

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Son of a Gun

2014·1h 48m·★ 6.4·Julius Avery

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Black Site

2022·1h 39m·★ 4.5·Sophia Banks

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

My Darling Clementine

1946·1h 37m·★ 7.7·John Ford

TMDB recommends

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009·1h 29m·★ 7.8·Kevin Hooks

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

How Good Is Riot?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.