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10 Best Movies Like The Light in the Dark

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

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#1
Play Dirty

Play Dirty

2025★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Light in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man....

#2
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950★ 7.5

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

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in t...

#3
Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Light in the Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her....

#4
Parker

Parker

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Light in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the insi...

#5
Dirt

Dirt

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Light in the Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to fo...

#6
The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

1972★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Light in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it......

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