27 Movies Like Drive You Won’t Want To Miss

Movies Like Drive (Top Picks At A Glance)

27 Films That Are Just As Good As Drive

If you’re anything like us, then you probably found yourself totally engrossed in the 2011 film Drive. The story of a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver drew us in from the very first scene and kept us riveted until the credits rolled.

We were thrilled to see a movie that was so different from the usual Hollywood fare, and we’ve been looking for more movies like Drive ever since. If you’re on the hunt for movies that are similar to Drive, then look no further. Here are our top picks of films that will definitely scratch that itch.

God Bless America Movie Description

Two disgruntled Americans decide to take out their frustrations on reality TV stars, bigots, and others they deem contemptible. They do this by brutally murdering them in creative ways.

Blade Runner 2049 Movie Description

In a dark future, a new Blade Runner named Officer K (Ryan Gosling) must go on a search for a former Blade Runner named Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford).

Deckard has gone missing, and K may have put himself in a world of danger by investigating his disappearance.

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Only God Forgives Movie Description

A drug trafficker is sent by his mother to avenge his older brother, who was killed for beating an underage prostitute to death.

The Nice Guys Movie Description

Private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) team up to find Amelia (Margaret Qualley), a young woman who has gone missing.

The deeper they dig into the search, the more dangerous it becomes for everyone involved, it seems as though everyone involved ends up dead in the end.

Baby Driver Movie Description

Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a young man with a love of music and fast cars. He helps Doc (Kevin Spacey) and his crew commit robberies and is used as the getaway driver.

Baby aspires to have a new life with Debora (Lily James), someone he met at a restaurant, instead of continuing his current criminal ways that Doc’s crew engages in. However, this is more difficult than it seems.

Le Samurai Movie Description

Jef Costello (Alain Delon) is a professional assassin who, after completing a hit on a nightclub owner, discovers that there is a witness to the crime.

He is arrested by the police in a sweep of suspects but is later released when the main witness does not come forward. As he is hunted by the police and his crime bosses, Costello must evade capture while trying to find the witness and take them out of the equation.

Heat Movie Description

Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a criminal mastermind who is trying to keep one of his men in check while also planning a big heist before retiring.

All the while, Lt. Hanna (Al Pacino) is tracking McCauley down, but the two men eventually develop mutual respect for each other. The two men both try to outsmart the other in this epic showdown.

El Camino Movie Description

As Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) runs from the law, he is also running from his criminal past.

He hopes to enlist Ed Galbraith to help him disappear, but he needs money first. With the police on his heels, Jesse must act fast before time runs out.

Nightcrawler Movie Description

Driven by his ambition and thirst for money, Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) finds himself working as a cameraman in Los Angeles. He films scenes of violence and gore to get the “money shot” and catch the attention of a news director.

With ratings in mind, she hires him to improve her station’s ratings knowing he will go the extra mile to get the best shots possible.

The Place Beyond The Pines Movie Description

In upstate New York, two fathers and their sons are forced to deal with the consequences of their choices.

Taxi Driver Movie Description

Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a New York City cabbie, takes on passengers while holding onto a dark secret: he is deeply disturbed and unstable because of his insomnia. As his sleepless nights go on, Travis starts to distance himself from reality and begins seeing himself as the city’s savior.

One day, he meets Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a beautiful campaign worker, and becomes fixated on wanting to change the world for her. His first mission is to assassinate a leading political figure. After that, he will go all-in to save Iris (Jodie Foster), a 12-year-old prostitute.

The Driver Movie Description

The Driver (Ryan O’Neal) is a man of few words and fast cars. He is an excellent getaway driver, which makes him very desirable to criminals.

However, his skills and notoriety also anger the Detective (Bruce Dern), who becomes obsessed with taking the Driver down. Luckily for the Driver, the Player (Isabelle Adjani) is around to help him dodge the Detective at every turn.

Bronson Movie Description

Michael Peterson, also known as Charles Bronson (Tom Hardy), is a brutal man with a criminal history. He was imprisoned for robbery, and his behavior in prison quickly got him in trouble with the guards and inmates.

Eventually, he lands himself in solitary confinement, which turns out to be the only place where he can’t harm anyone.

Thief Movie Description

Frank (James Caan) longs to leave his dangerous criminal career behind, but his boss Leo (Robert Prosky) refuses to let him go.

When Frank finally decides to take matters into his own hands, a tense showdown ensues.

The Guest Movie Description

When a series of suspicious deaths lead a teenager to question a soldier who arrived on her family’s doorstep, she discovers that he may not be who he said he was.

Collateral Movie Description

Max (Jamie Foxx) is a taxi driver who takes Vincent (Tom Cruise) up on his offer of $600 to make five stops. Vincent has a dark secret – he is a hitman.

At every stop, Max realizes that Vincent is killing one of his marks. As the number of people Vincent kills rises, Max’s confidence in living through the night diminishes. The police and FBI are after both men, making the situation even more dangerous.

Good Time Movie Description

A bank robber will do whatever it takes to free his brother from prison.

He plunges headfirst into a wild night of crime and adventure in New York’s seedy underbelly.

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The movies above are what we think you’ll enjoy most if on your search for movies like Drive. However, if you’re a movie aficionado like us, you’ll be able to watch them all in no time! In this section, we’ll go over what to view next if that’s the case.

So, if you’ve made it through all of our top picks, consider this list a group of honorable mentions. FYI Just because they aren’t mentioned above doesn’t imply they aren’t worth seeing!

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