Movies Like Cut Throat City (2020)

Cut Throat City is a 2020 action, crime, drama, thriller film from RZA with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Hours and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans.

Action Crime Drama Thriller

Hours

2013

A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

6.6

MagicScore

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

2009

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

6.2

MagicScore

The Hurricane Heist

2018

Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.

5.7

MagicScore

Force of Nature

2020

A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a disgraced cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate.

5.2

MagicScore

The Channel

2023

After their bank heist goes wrong, a desperate criminal, his out-of-control brother, and their motley crew of ex-marines must escape New Orleans, United States.

6.2

MagicScore

Now You See Me

2013

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

7.3

MagicScore

Johnny Handsome

1989

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

6.3

MagicScore

Down by Law

1986

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

7.3

MagicScore

Son of a Gun

2014

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

White Heat

1949

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

Le Deuxième Souffle

1966

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Kiss of Death

1947

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

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

#15

Racer and the Jailbird

2017

When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. But Gino has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger their lives.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

We Still Steal the Old Way

2017

The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way (2014). Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang is an aging criminal outfit who carry out a daring robbery, but are caught mid-heist. They are sentenced to do time in Britain's toughest prison. Once inside, they encounter their old nemesis Slick Vic Farrow (Billy Murray) who is intent on murdering the gang. The old-school criminals need to use all their wits to stage a daring escape, while dodging Slick Vic, and setting in motion a chain of events which leads to an explosive prison riot.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Larceny

2017

After being busted for a heist, a former CIA contractor is sent to a Mexican prison. His former CIA boss offers him freedom if he can break into the prison vault and steal $50 Million.

3.9

MagicScore

#18

The Innocent

2022

Sylvie, a nearly sixty-year-old woman, has fallen in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison. The couple dream of starting again with a clean slate by opening a flower shop. But Sylvie’s son Abel, convinced that Michel will fall into a life of crime, disapproves of this relationship.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Bandits

2001

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Hurricane Season

2010

Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Cut Throat City?

The top films similar to Cut Throat City by MovieMagicScore are Hours (6.6), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (6.2), The Hurricane Heist (5.7). Each shares action/crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Cut Throat City worth watching?

Cut Throat City holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 146 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Cut Throat City?

Cut Throat City (2020) is a action, crime, drama, thriller film directed by RZA, starring Shameik Moore, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Denzel Whitaker.

Where can I find more recommendations like Cut Throat City?

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About movies like Cut Throat City

This ranked list pairs Cut Throat City (2020), a action and crime and drama and thriller film from RZA, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Shameik Moore 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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