Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Pickpocket

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

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#1
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

1953★ 7.4

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

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been ...

#2
Take the Money and Run

Take the Money and Run

1969★ 7.1

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

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent....

#3
Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957★ 7.1

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

A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive an...

#4
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#5
Joy House

Joy House

1964★ 6.4

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

A small-time con man on the run from the gangster-husband of his girlfriend hides out in a strange, brooding mansion run by two mysterious women, where he finds himself trapped in ...

#6
Yamakasi

Yamakasi

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pickpocket for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injusti...

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