Movies Like Headhunters (2011)

Headhunters is a 2011 action, crime, thriller film from Morten Tyldum with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Thomas Crown Affair and The Naked Prey.

Action Crime 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

The Naked Prey

1965

A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given "The Lion's Chance" by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.

6.7

MagicScore

The Mastermind

2025

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

5.8

MagicScore

Heat

1995

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

7.9

MagicScore

Lords of Chaos

2018

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

6.8

MagicScore

Inside

2023

An art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.

5.6

MagicScore

How to Steal a Million

1966

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

7.5

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

Survivor

2015

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Enemy of the State

1998

The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves while also framing him for murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, he attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

The Getaway

1972

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

To Catch a Thief

1955

When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Lift

2024

An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Imaikkaa Nodigal

2018

A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Figures in a Landscape

1970

Two escaped convicts are on the run in an unnamed Latin American country. But everywhere they go, they are followed and hounded by a menacing black helicopter.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

22 July

2018

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

The Brain

1969

Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Apex

2026

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.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Museo

2018

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

The 39 Steps

1959

In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Headhunters?

The top films similar to Headhunters by MovieMagicScore are The Thomas Crown Affair (6.7), The Naked Prey (6.7), The Mastermind (5.8). Each shares action/crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Headhunters worth watching?

Headhunters holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 1,300 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Headhunters?

Headhunters (2011) is a action, crime, thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum, starring Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

Where can I find more recommendations like Headhunters?

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About movies like Headhunters

This ranked list pairs Headhunters (2011), a action and crime and thriller film from Morten Tyldum, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Aksel Hennie 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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