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10 Best Movies Like Thunderbolt

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

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#1
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992★ 6.8

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

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellb...

#2
Hit

Hit

2008★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thunderbolt for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Through the memories and confessions of some of the most important names in Uruguayan music, the film brings back to life the stories of the songs that defined a country and that, ...

#3
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#4
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#5
Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

2011★ 7.5

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

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight....

#6
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...