15 Movies Like The Hijack That Went South
Loved The Hijack That Went South? 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.
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hijack That Went South.
Lift
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
Sisu
When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hijack That Went South.
Non-Stop
Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
The Pelican Brief
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
Nick of Time
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
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 The Hijack That Went South.
The Saint
Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
Airport
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
Deception
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
7 Days in Entebbe
In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
LaRoy, Texas
Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
Appointment with Death
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
The Asphalt Jungle
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hijack That Went South.
