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10 Best Movies Like The Thief

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

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#1
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005★ 7.0

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

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, M...

#2
The Book of Wonders

The Book of Wonders

2023★ 6.5

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

This is the crazy bet of a mother ready to do anything to help her 12-year-old son, Louis, wake up from his coma. After Louis' accident, Thelma decides to do for him the "10 things...

#3
The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe

The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe

1974★ 4.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Thief for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Filmmaker José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends in a small farm, where they spend leisure time while Mojica writes the story for his next film. However, he obs...

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
PK

PK

2014★ 7.7

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

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laugh...