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10 Best Movies Like Bird on a Wire

If you loved Bird on a Wire, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

1990★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bird on a Wire for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck w...

#2
Air America

Air America

1990★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bird on a Wire for fans of Action & Adventure & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing hi...

#3
Cadillac Man

Cadillac Man

1990★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bird on a Wire for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfri...

#4
City Slickers

City Slickers

1991★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bird on a Wire for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned....

#5
Overboard

Overboard

1987★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bird on a Wire for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overb...

#6
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bird on a Wire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify....