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10 Best Movies Like Thanks for the Fire

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

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#1
The Radiator Springs 500½

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thanks for the Fire for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns precarious as Baja pros descend on the town and challenge Lightning McQueen to an off-road ra...

#2
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#3
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

1990★ 6.1

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

This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges....

#4
Rookies Go to War

Rookies Go to War

1974★ 6.1

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

A Grand Slapstick comedy about four buddies serving in the army. Their long-suffering sergeant attempts to whip them into shape but the conflict spirals out of control....

#5
Key of Life

Key of Life

2012★ 7.6

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

A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin....

#6
Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

1995★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thanks for the Fire for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Ha...