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10 Best Movies Like It's a Bet

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

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#1
Checkmate

Checkmate

1935★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's a Bet for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police....

#2
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's a Bet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#3
The Way Back

The Way Back

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's a Bet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hüseyin Al Baldawi arrives in Brussels in August 2015. He has traveled thousands of kilometers until he got there from Iraq. A year after his arrival, he receives his residence per...

#4
Asdrúbal, O que há com seu peru?

Asdrúbal, O que há com seu peru?

1978★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's a Bet for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Asdrúbal is the zoo sweeper, the handyman. One day, when he was feeding the turkeys, he noticed that one of them was talking....

#5
Do Re Mi

Do Re Mi

1966★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's a Bet for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Do, who doesn't take much consideration about his marriageis circled with so many debts. He lied to his mother in law to get some money. Do and his wife eventually got a divorce an...

#6
The Way to the Heart

The Way to the Heart

2024★ 9.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's a Bet for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to i...