15 Movies Like Mankatha

Loved Mankatha? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Blast
#1

Blast

A seemingly ordinary family must unleash their hidden martial arts skills when they clash with a ruthless criminal gang tied to corruption and violence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Mankatha.

Karuppu
#2

Karuppu

In a world where justice falters, guardian deity Vettai Karuppu takes the guise of a lawyer to battle a corrupt legal system preying on the powerless.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Mankatha.

Casino Royale
#3

Casino Royale

Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Goldfinger
#4

Goldfinger

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Rush Hour 3
#5

Rush Hour 3

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Red Notice
#6

Red Notice

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Kara
#7

Kara

A thief tries to go straight, but when predatory banks trap his father in debt, he returns to crime — with a determined cop closing in on his trail.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Mankatha.

Transporter 3
#8

Transporter 3

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Gone in 60 Seconds
#9

Gone in 60 Seconds

Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is unaware that his boss has tipped off the police after a business dispute.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Blue Streak
#10

Blue Streak

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Overdrive
#11

Overdrive

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Takers
#12

Takers

A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Heist
#13

Heist

Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.

Maharaja
#14

Maharaja

A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Mankatha.

Get Shorty
#15

Get Shorty

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Mankatha.