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10 Best Movies Like Thumbsucker

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

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#1
Tsotsi

Tsotsi

2005★ 6.9

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

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi find...

#2
Pollock

Pollock

2000★ 6.7

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

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back ...

#3
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

2009★ 6.0

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

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a...

#4
Evolution

Evolution

2016★ 6.0

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

11-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother in a seaside housing estate. The only place that ever sees any activity is the hospital. It is there that all the boys from the village ar...

#5
The Best Years of a Life

The Best Years of a Life

2019★ 6.6

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

They knew each other long ago: a man and a woman whose dazzling and unexpected romance captured in the now-iconic film revolutionized our understanding of love. Today, the former r...

#6
Import/Export

Import/Export

2007★ 6.9

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

A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginn...