If You Liked Lock Up, Watch These Next
Finished Lock Up (1989) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Lock Up, most of them are action, crime, drama.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Undisputed II: Last Man Standing(2006)
7.4ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!
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2.The Rookie(1990)
5.9ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his…
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3.Convict(2014)
6.5ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
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4.High Sierra(1941)
7.1CrimeDramaActionAlso crime and drama
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
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6.Prison Break: The Final Break(2009)
7.5ActionDramaThrillerAlso action and drama
Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable target.
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7.Animal Factory(2000)
6.3CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual…
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8.Black Caesar(1973)
5.9ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
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9.A Score to Settle(2019)
5.8ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.
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10.Wire Room(2022)
6.1ActionCrimeAlso action and crime
New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to save his life. As gunmen break into the Wire Room and chaos erupts, Mueller and Rosa make a final,…
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12.The Enforcer(1976)
6.7CrimeActionThrillerAlso crime and action
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
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13.Nowhere to Run(1993)
6.6ActionDramaThrillerAlso action and drama
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
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14.The Enforcer(2022)
7.0ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
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15.Hard to Kill(1990)
6.0ActionDramaCrimeAlso action and drama
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in…
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18.The Last Days of American Crime(2020)
6.4ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.
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19.Silverton Siege(2022)
6.3ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
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20.Death Warrant(1990)
6.3ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in this violent world.
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