20 movies like Happy, Texas, ordered by similarity : The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Harry and Walter Go to New York(1976), The Big Job(1965), Henry's Crime(2010), Lady Gangster(1942), 30 Minutes or Less(2011), The Bank Dick(1940), The Moonlighter(1953), Stockholm(2018), Children of Hannibal(1997), One-Eyed Jacks(1961), The Man on the Train(2002) ...
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Jeremy Northam Steve Zahn William H. Macy Ally Walker Illeana Douglas M.C. Gainey Ron Perlman Tim Bagley Michael Hitchcock Paul Dooley Mo Gaffney
bank robber escaped convict sheriff teacher banker young girl madcap texas small town prison police station bank school prison break mistaken identity love triangle heist homosexuality transformation 1990s
3 prisoners escape. 2 end up in Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple expected there to help with the small girls beauty pageant. As the 2 are paid $1000, they decide to stay until the heat is gone.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Comedy
USA
1976
111 Minutes
James Caan Elliott Gould Michael Caine Diane Keaton Charles Durning Lesley Ann Warren Val Avery Jack Gilford Dennis Dugan Carol Kane Kathryn Grody
thief friend entertainer prisoner gangster bank robber engaging witty playful charming lighthearted positive prison bank new york city restaurant big city home bank robbery prison break
Two hopelessly-out-of-their-class conmen attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the nineteenth century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world, and the ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1965
88 Minutes
Sidney James Sylvia Syms Dick Emery Lance Percival Joan Sims Jim Dale Edina Ronay Deryck Guyier Brian Rawlinson Reginald Beckwith David Horne
bank robbers prisoner police captain girlfriend airy amusing hilarious charming prison police station bank bank robbery life after prison prison release money love rise revenge quest adventure
An inept gang of bank robbers, led by George The Brain, are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each. When they are released from prison they start out to collect the money they ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action, Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Keanu Reeves James Caan Vera Farmiga Judy Greer Peter Stormare Fisher Stevens Bill Duke Currie Graham David Costabile Danny Hoch
bank robber actress prisoner ex-wife thief woman amusing charming witty lighthearted melodramatic emotional united states prison bank bank robbery love love interest money prison
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Faye Emerson Jacqueline Wells Frank Wilcox Roland Drew Jackie Gleason Ruth Ford Virginia Brissac Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Adams William Hopper Vera Lewis
aspiring actress bank robber district attorney radio host inmate detective suspenseful fiery gritty prison bank hospital cell bank robbery prison life unlikely romance prison break betrayal injustice escape
Dot Burton (Faye Emerson) has acted as a decoy in a bank robbery and fails to get away. Her arrest attracts the attention of Ken Phillips (Frank Wilcox), a former childhood sweetheart who ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
USA
2011
83 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Danny McBride Aziz Ansari Nick Swardson Michael Peña Fred Ward Dilshad Vadsaria Bianca Kajlich Elizabeth Wright Shapiro Brett Gelman Paul Tierney
pizza delivery man schoolteacher sister slacker bank robber hit man hysterical madcap cheeky mansion car school garage pizzeria bank kidnapping crime bank robbery friendship relationships
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...
Comedy
1940
74 Minutes
W.C. Fields Cora Witherspoon Una Merkel Evelyn Del Rio Jessie Ralph Franklin Pangborn Shemp Howard Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Russell Hicks
guard bank teller inspector swindler daughter bank robber madcap hilarious lighthearted outlandish small town bank hotel car luck schemes embezzlement hero worship bank heist getaway
A man inadvertently foils a robbery and is awarded the job of bank guard, forcing him to face a real holdup.
Western
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Ward Bond William Ching John Dierkes Morris Ankrum Jack Elam Charles Halton Sam Flint Myra Marsh
cattle rustler brother old flame hobo sheriff rancher fiery engaging thrilling tense american west prison small town ranch bank mountain lynching reunion brother relationship love triangle
A cattle herder turned rustler runs from a lynch mob and falls, again, for an ex-lover.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Noomi Rapace Mark Strong Chris Heyerdahl Bea Santos Thorbjørn Harr Shanti Roney Mark Rendall John Ralston
bank robbers hostage friend bank robber prime minister police officer tense amusing offbeat dark witty heartwarming stockholm bank bank robbery stockholm syndrome hostage situation heist unlikely allies criminal past
Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
Comedy
Italy
1997
89 Minutes
Diego Abatantuono Silvio Orlando Valentina Cervi Flavio Insinna Ugo Conti Elena Giove
robber businessman police officer daughter sister lover wild hilarious italy bank boat house beach car bank heist homosexuality father/daughter relationship hostage situation road trip escape
A bungling bank robber, an uncooperative hostage with a secret, a gay policeman and a situation which rapidly goes from bad to worse are the ingredients to this very funny and unpredictable... See full summary »
Western, Drama
USA
1961
141 Minutes
Marlon Brando Karl Malden Katy Jurado Pina Pellicer Slim Pickens Ben Johnson Sam Gilman Larry Duran Timothy Agoglia Carey Miriam Colon Elisha Cook Jr.
outlaw bandit partner sheriff stepdaughter deputy gritty quirky tense mexico bank desert prison monterey, calif. betrayal bank heist imprisonment showdown prison break romance
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
Comedy, Drama
2002
90 Minutes
Jean Rochefort Johnny Hallyday Jean-François Stévenin Charlie Nelson Pascal Parmentier Isabelle Petit-Jacques Édith Scob Maurice Chevit
thief friend professor banker retiree witty winsome thrilling engaging bank france small town mansion train chance meeting heist odd couple new job retirement poetry
A prospective bank robber (Johnny Hallyday) and a retired teacher (Jean Rochefort) secretly dream about having each other's lives.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|China
2017
119 Minutes
Channing Tatum Adam Driver Farrah Mackenzie Riley Keough Daniel Craig Katie Holmes Charles Halford Seth MacFarlane Jack Quaid Brian Gleeson Katherine Waterston
brother friend robber prisoner construction worker bank robber amusing brooding confident gripping madcap west virginia prison dump racetrack heist nascar hard times family honor bad luck
Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
114 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Jeff Bridges George Kennedy Geoffrey Lewis Catherine Bach Gary Busey Jack Dodson Vic Tayback Dub Taylor Bill McKinney
drifter bank robber associate pretty woman charming crafty engaging lighthearted motel montana school bank department store disguise bank heist double-cross car theft unlikely allies reconciliation adventure
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
Comedy
USA
1990
81 Minutes
Jim Varney Gailard Sartain Bill Byrge Barbara Tyson Barry Scott Randall Cobb Dan Leegant Charles Napier Jim Conrad Jackie Welch Jeffrey Buckner Ford
janitor murder suspect bank teller defense attorney prison guard prisoner amusing playful outlandish offbeat bank courtroom house death row execution chamber bank robbery wrongful conviction switched identities death sentence prison life
Bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is called to jury duty and soon finds himself in trouble when the lookalike defendant's attorney arranges a switch and has Ernest sent to prison in his client's place.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Comedy
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Michael Caine Alan Arkin Ann-Margret Joey King John Ortiz Peter Serafinowicz Kenan Thompson Matt Dillon Christopher Lloyd Siobhan Fallon Hogan
old man friend bank employee bank teller bank robber charming playful uplifting confident big city apartment bank desperation heist bank robbery economic deprivation financial crisis adventure growing up pursuit
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Comedy
USA
1979
96 Minutes
George Burns Art Carney Lee Strasberg Charles Hallahan Pamela Payton-Wright Siobhan Keegan
senior citizen nephew friend bank robber amusing touching new york city bank las vegas prison heist old age one last job retirement friendship underdog transformation 1970s
Three friends living on the dole decide to rob a bank.
Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
USA|France|Japan
2010
95 Minutes
villain henchman orphan young girl rival banker heartwarming amusing quirky suburbia basement hideout bank household heist competition role reversal family redemption schemes
When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.