# Movies like Running on Empty

> Films most similar to Running on Empty (1988) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/running-on-empty-1988/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Prince of the City](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/prince-of-the-city-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.0 · 177 votes · cerebral, paranoid, raw
- **[Serpico](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/serpico-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.5 · 2,176 votes
- **[Dog Day Afternoon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dog-day-afternoon-1975/)** (1975) — ★ 7.8 · 3,350 votes · bittersweet, raw, unhinged
- **[The Morning After](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-morning-after-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 5.9 · 134 votes · bittersweet, paranoid, raw
- **[Family Business](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/family-business-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.7 · 274 votes · bittersweet, playful
- **[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/before-the-devil-knows-you-re-dead-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.1 · 1,709 votes · gut-punch, raw
- **[Network](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/network-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 7.8 · 2,011 votes · cerebral, paranoid
- **[The Hill](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hill-1965/)** (1965) — ★ 7.5 · 248 votes · dread, raw
- **[On the Waterfront](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/on-the-waterfront-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 7.9 · 1,767 votes · bittersweet, raw, tender
- **[A Place in the Sun](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-place-in-the-sun-1951/)** (1951) — ★ 7.3 · 418 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch
- **[Gun Crazy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gun-crazy-1950/)** (1950) — ★ 7.5 · 309 votes · neon-soaked, paranoid, raw

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