Movies Like Back to the Wharf (2020)

Back to the Wharf is a 2020 crime, drama, thriller film from Li Xiaofeng with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Marked Woman and Super Dark Times.

Crime Drama Thriller

Marked Woman

1937

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

6.5

MagicScore

Super Dark Times

2017

Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

6.5

MagicScore

Jawbreaker

1999

When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.

6.4

MagicScore

Room of Death

2007

While on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a satchel full of money. The two men decide to take the money and throw the body into a pond and bury the money in a coal hill. The next morning the police discover the body of a kidnapped 12-year blind girl, Melody, in a warehouse near the site of the hit-and-run. They determine that the kidnapper saw the girl's father bringing the ransom to him and also witnessed the hit-and-run and the men stealing the ransom.

6.2

MagicScore

The Vanished

2020

A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.

6.0

MagicScore

American Pets

2018

A young man hatches a diabolical plan to cover-up his Grandma's death.

5.5

MagicScore

Depravity

2024

A group of residents begins to suspect that their strange neighbor might be hiding something dark.

5.4

MagicScore

Get the Girl

2017

A wealthy young man is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he's madly in love with. But when one of the hired kidnappers is accidentally killed during the charade, he's forced to actually save her life while not revealing that it's been a ruse all along.

5.1

MagicScore

12 and Holding

2006

Three close knit 12-year-olds - introverted Jacob, precocious Malee and vulnerable Leonard - start down the path of self-discovery and begin to distinguish their own voices from those of their parents.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

K.O.

2025

A former fighter must find the missing son of an opponent he accidentally killed years ago, taking on a brutally violent crime gang in Marseille.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015

Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

What Richard Did

2012

What Richard Did is a striking portrait of the fall of a Dublin golden-boy and high school rugby star whose world unravels one summer night.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Hatchet II

2010

Picking up right where the original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family’s connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

Fat Slags

2004

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

3.0

MagicScore

#15

High and Low

1963

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

8.4

MagicScore

#16

The Night of the Hunter

1955

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

7.9

MagicScore

#17

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

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

#19

Elevator to the Gallows

1958

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Stray Dog

1949

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Back to the Wharf?

The top films similar to Back to the Wharf by MovieMagicScore are Marked Woman (6.5), Super Dark Times (6.5), Jawbreaker (6.4). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Back to the Wharf worth watching?

Back to the Wharf holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 21 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Back to the Wharf?

Back to the Wharf (2020) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Li Xiaofeng, starring Zhang Yu, Song Jia, Wang Yanhui.

Where can I find more recommendations like Back to the Wharf?

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About movies like Back to the Wharf

This ranked list pairs Back to the Wharf (2020), a crime and drama and thriller film from Li Xiaofeng, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Zhang Yu 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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