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10 Best Movies Like By the Pricking of My Thumbs

If you loved By the Pricking of My Thumbs, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
36th Precinct

36th Precinct

2004★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Pricking of My Thumbs for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a forme...

#2
Viper in the Fist

Viper in the Fist

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Pricking of My Thumbs for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

1920. Jean Rezeau and his elder brother were living happily in their family estate in Brittany, until the death of their grandmother. The return of their mother, a worthy descendan...

#3
My Father the Hero

My Father the Hero

1991★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Pricking of My Thumbs for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Veronique, living with her divorced mother, is going on holiday to Mauritius with her father. To impress a local boy, Benjamin, she manages to complicate the situation by making up...

#4
Ex

Ex

2009★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Pricking of My Thumbs for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Six people struggling with their relationship, or lack thereof, cross paths with their respective exes — and discover they might still harbor feelings for each other....

#5
Crime Is Our Business

Crime Is Our Business

2008★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Pricking of My Thumbs for fans of Comedy & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Loosely based on "4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie....

#6
Come Into the Light

Come Into the Light

2005★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By the Pricking of My Thumbs for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1990s Palermo, Pino Puglisi is a priest from the neglected Brancaccio neighborhood dedicated in helping kids to get off the streets and creating an embracing place of hope and s...