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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
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 ...

#3
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 ...

#4
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...

#5
Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

2014★ 6.6

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

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie....

#6
Going in Style

Going in Style

1979★ 6.9

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

Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glory – by sticking up a Manhattan bank in broad daylight....

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