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10 Best Movies Like Public Friends

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

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#1
The Fugitives

The Fugitives

1986★ 6.8

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

Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he i...

#2
Going in Style

Going in Style

2017★ 6.7

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

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their ...

#3
Blank Check

Blank Check

1994★ 6.0

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

Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson ...

#4
The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

2008★ 6.5

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

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a be...

#5
The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984★ 6.4

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

Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery get...

#6
Let's Rob the Bank

Let's Rob the Bank

1964★ 6.5

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

Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock wort...

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