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10 Best Movies Like Thieves Like Us

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

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#1
Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction

2018★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thieves Like Us for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alain, a successful Parisian publisher struggling to adapt to the digital revolution, has major doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors — another w...

#2
The Big Gundown

The Big Gundown

1967★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thieves Like Us for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl....

#3
Au Revoir les Enfants

Au Revoir les Enfants

1987★ 7.5

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

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, t...

#4
Max Manus: Man of War

Max Manus: Man of War

2008★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thieves Like Us for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against t...

#5
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thieves Like Us for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings o...

#6
What Love Looks Like

What Love Looks Like

2020★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thieves Like Us for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Five interwoven love stories explore the ups and downs of finding love. An unlikely relationship between two people who despise one another, letting go after the loss of a loved on...