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10 Best Movies Like The Outside Man

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

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#1
Marriage Italian Style

Marriage Italian Style

1964★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Outside Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings....

#2
The Restaurant

The Restaurant

1966★ 6.8

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

A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears....

#3
The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

1969★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Outside Man for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual pa...

#4
Cartouche

Cartouche

1962★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Outside Man for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouc...

#5
The Salamander

The Salamander

1971★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Outside Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide ...

#6
La Belle Époque

La Belle Époque

2019★ 7.4

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

Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows ...