20 movies like Held Up, ordered by similarity : The Italian Job(1969), Children of Hannibal(1997), Having You(2013), Quick Change(1990), The Kid Brother(1927), The Half-Naked Truth(1932), True Bromance(2011), The Big Lebowski(1998), The Story of Luke(2012), Happy, Texas(1999), Adrenaline Drive(1999), Beavis and Butt-head Do America(1996) ...
Comedy
USA|Canada
2000
89 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Nia Long Barry Corbin John Cullum Jake Busey Michael Shamus Wiles Eduardo Yáñez Gary Owen Sarah Paulson Ian Black Grant Boulton
businessman fiancée cop criminal sheriff hillbilly madcap hilarious engaging american southwest small town convenience store airport diner car mistaken identity stranded breakup robbery bad luck
While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Michael Caine Noel Coward Benny Hill Margaret Blye Tony Beckley Raf Vallone Rossano Brazzi Irene Handl John Le Mesurier Fred Emney John Clive
ex-convict criminal thief mafia boss thrilling suspenseful intricate engaging italy car road car chase cars traffic jam robbery crime crime spree criminals escape quest
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
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 »
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Comedy
USA
1990
88 Minutes
Bill Murray Geena Davis Randy Quaid Jason Robards Bob Elliott Philip Bosco Tony Shalhoub Richard Joseph Paul
new yorker thief girlfriend best friend hostage cop hilarious thrilling quirky new york city airport bank subway bank heist hostage situation getaway disguise relationships quest escape
Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.
Comedy
1927
83 Minutes
Ted Wilde Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston Walter James Leo Willis Olin Francis Constantine Romanoff Eddie Boland Frank Lanning
sheriff son carnival worker thief bully hilarious thrilling small town america hickoryville theft love family dysfunction father/son relationship underdog love growing up mystery 1920s
A sheriff's (Walter James) weakest son (Harold Lloyd) does the housework, then one day gets to be a hero.
Comedy
USA
1932
75 Minutes
carnival barker exotic dancer sheriff theatrical producer friend madcap lighthearted hilarious new york city hotel office theater carnival broadway carnivals relationships blackmail assumed identity love interest love
A barker at a down-at-the-heels carnival becomes a powerhouse New York publicity man as he transforms a sideshow dancer into a Broadway sensation.
Comedy
UK|USA
2011
96 Minutes
Adrian Grenier Frank Luntz Jim Norton
american man american man love interest romantic interest politician secretary amusing lighthearted hilarious united states documentaries documentary filmmaking reality love quest love pursuit quest 21st century
The film follows the quest of actor Devin Ratray, who wants to win the heart of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Comedy
USA|UK
1998
117 Minutes
Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi Peter Stormare David Huddleston Philip Seymour Hoffman Flea Leon Russom Sam Elliott Tara Reid
man bowler friend millionaire criminal thug outlandish offbeat hilarious los angeles mistaken identity hedonism drug cartel alcohol underdog crime rise revenge escape 1990s
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
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
Japan
1999
112 Minutes
Hikari Ishida Masanobu Andô Yutaka Matsushige Kazue Tsunogae Yu Tokui
clerk nurse boss gangster beautiful woman punk hilarious madcap suspenseful office road ambulance river car hospital car accident organized crime doomed romance on the run theft
A bullied employee has a run-in with yakuza, a shy nurse, and a stuffed suitcase. So begins his new life of excitement and adventure with the nurse.
Animation, Comedy
USA
1996
80 Minutes
Yvette Kaplan John Doman
president neighbor criminal fbi agent beavis butt-head hilarious shocking house las vegas airplane hotel bus washington, d.c. robbery mistaken identity assassination sex quest pursuit
Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
2017
105 Minutes
Dean O'Gorman James Rolleston Ashleigh Cummings Antonia Prebble Matt Whelan Ben Mitchell Milo Cawthorne Siobhan Marshall
outlaw cop friend boyfriend girlfriend driver amusing engaging endearing thrilling heartwarming new zealand vehicle barn road on the run big city on the run road trip protest
Accidental outlaws travel New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with the cops and the media hot on their tail.
Comedy
USA
1941
91 Minutes
Joel McCrea Veronica Lake Robert Warwick William Demarest Franklin Pangborn Porter Hall Byron Foulger Margaret Hayes Robert Greig Eric Blore
director actress butler spinster warden tramp heartwarming hilarious somber powerful hollywood, calif. mansion train las vegas small town movie making chain gangs wealth mistaken identity love
A Hollywood director, John L Sullivan, sets out to experience life as a poor, homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
Comedy
France
1948
80 Minutes
Jacques Tati Guy Decomble Santa Relli Paul Frankeur Marine Vallée Robert Balpo Delcassan Jacques Beauvais Valy
mail carrier townsperson friend carnival worker wife charming amusing france small town carnival postal service carnivals film technology quest transformation 1940s
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
Comedy
USA
1984
86 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow Nick Apollo Forte Craig Vandenburgh Herb Reynolds Paul Greco Frank Renzulli
agent singer mistress client gangster comedian hilarious quirky new york city nightclub delicatessen new jersey show business infidelity jealousy love mistaken identity love triangle quest adventure
In his attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress, a hapless talent agent is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Addison Timlin Ally Sheedy Keith Poulson Peter Hedges Barbara Crampton Kristin Slaysman Molly Plunk Rhonda Hansome
nun mother father brother friend family member cheeky hilarious creative church convent north carolina house street car religion love acceptance self-confidence identity
Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
75 Minutes
Betty Grable Robert Young Adolphe Menjou Reginald Gardiner Virginia Grey Phil Regan Sig Ruman Alan Dinehart
burlesque performer music hall singer newspaper reporter duke fiancé fiancée spirited engaging amusing playful london music hall newsroom secret past musical performance love new identity marriage love triangle transformation
Music-hall star Madeleine Marlowe leaves London engaged to the Duke of Trippingham only to find back home that Police Gazette hack Samuel A. McGee has exposed her as former burlesque queen ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1973
102 Minutes
Ryan O'Neal Tatum O'Neal Madeline Kahn John Hillerman P. J. Johnson Jessie Lee Fulton Jim Harrell Lila Waters Noble Willingham Bob Young Jack Saunders
girl con artist burlesque dancer maid bootlegger deputy playful confident engaging hilarious touching kansas missouri small town carnival hotel father/daughter relationship swindling road trip escape
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.