Movies Like The Running Man (1963)

The Running Man is a 1963 crime, drama, thriller film from Carol Reed with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Thomas Crown Affair and Double Indemnity.

Crime Drama Thriller

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.

6.7

MagicScore

Double Indemnity

1944

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

8.1

MagicScore

The Kid

2014

Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.

6.5

MagicScore

Just Play Dead

2026

A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.

6.0

MagicScore

Black House

2007

Jun-oh, an insurance claims agent, faces off with a client who he suspects of committing murders with the intention of collecting insurance premiums.

6.1

MagicScore

Crack-Up

1946

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

5.6

MagicScore

Taxi to Treasure Rock

2019

Two desperate men turn in an uncomfortable business partners to find a secret gold looking for change their bad star.

5.3

MagicScore

A Simple Plan

1998

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

7.2

MagicScore

Fast Convoy

2016

Málaga, southern Spain. Seven men, divided into four cars, set off with a large drug shipment towards Creil, a city near Paris; a routine mission that will be complicated by a fatal sequence of events.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Surviving Picasso

1996

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Wild Hogs

2007

Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Das Boot

1981

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

8.1

MagicScore

#13

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Killers

1946

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

The Last Seduction

1994

A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Five Miles to Midnight

1962

American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

The Equalizer

2014

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Now You See Me 2

2016

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

The Spider Woman

1943

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Safe in Hell

1931

To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Running Man?

The top films similar to The Running Man by MovieMagicScore are The Thomas Crown Affair (6.7), Double Indemnity (8.1), The Kid (6.5). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Running Man worth watching?

The Running Man holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 44 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Running Man?

The Running Man (1963) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Carol Reed, starring Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Running Man?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Running Man

This ranked list pairs The Running Man (1963), a crime and drama and thriller film from Carol Reed, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Laurence Harvey take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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