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10 Best Movies Like Once a Thief

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

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#1
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973★ 7.2

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

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid....

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#4
PK

PK

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once a Thief for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laugh...

#5
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once a Thief for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once a Thief for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...