Movies like The Second Wind
If The Second Wind's mix of heist stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Second Wind's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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36th Precinct
2004 · Directed by Olivier Marchal · 111 min6.9
Why you'll like itWith Daniel Auteuil and Daniel Duval · Also a French crime film · From the same decade (2000s)
In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years…
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The Last Deadly Mission
2008 · Directed by Olivier Marchal · 125 min6.4
Why you'll like itWith Daniel Auteuil and Philippe Nahon · Also a French crime film · From the same decade (2000s)
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.
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Lost Bullet
2020 · Directed by Guillaume Pierret · 92 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Nicolas Duvauchelle · Also a French thriller
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
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Lost Bullet 2
2022 · Directed by Guillaume Pierret · 98 min6.5
Why you'll like itWith Nicolas Duvauchelle · Also a French crime film
Having cleared his name, genius mechanic Lino has only one goal in mind: getting revenge on the corrupt cops who killed his brother and his mentor.
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Last Bullet
2025 · Directed by Guillaume Pierret · 111 min6.5
Why you'll like itWith Nicolas Duvauchelle · Also a French crime film
Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale.
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Sexy Beast
2001 · Directed by Jonathan Glazer · 89 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: heist · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (2000s)
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading…
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Play Dirty
2025 · Directed by Shane Black · 128 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: heist · Also crime and thriller
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Directed by Jean-François Richet · 133 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a French thriller · From the same decade (2000s)
After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid…
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Only the Animals
2019 · Directed by Dominik Moll · 116 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to…
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The Emperor of Paris
2018 · Directed by Jean-François Richet · 121 min6.3
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him.