Movies Like Un jour d'enfance

If you liked Un jour d'enfance (1990), a movie directed by Bourlem Guerdjou, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Crook (1970)
★ 7.1/10
A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.
2
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
★ 7.1/10
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.
3
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
★ 6.5/10
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee…
4
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
★ 7.9/10
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
5
The Naughty Nine (2023)
★ 6.3/10
Fifth-grader Andy finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other…
6
Oliver Twist (1948)
★ 7.6/10
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin…
7
Any Number Can Win (1963)
★ 7.2/10
Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the…
8
Baby's Day Out (1994)
★ 6.4/10
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is…
9
Ride Away (2025)
★ 7.1/10
From the Atlantic to the Black Sea, Mathias and Philippe, two old friends, embark on a bicycle journey that Mathias’s son made before his tragic death. The two men ride through the ordeals with tenderness, humor and…
10
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (2024)
★ 6.8/10
The crafty Bad Guys crew embarks on a high-stakes Halloween heist to swipe a priceless amulet from a spooky mansion. What could go wrong?
11
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
12
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
★ 7/10
"Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. He is a very rich man. He was the king of all money counterfeiters. He is contacted from Paris to organize a new job…
13
Knight and Day (2010)
★ 6.2/10
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with…
14
Great Expectations (2012)
★ 6.4/10
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but…
15
Eldorado (2008)
★ 6.7/10
Yvan finds a burglar in his house. After some consideration, Yvan decides not to call the police and to drop the lad near the nearby city but he ends up giving him a lift home to his parents. Together, they travel…
16
Heist (2001)
★ 6.3/10
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young…
17
Safety Last! (1923)
★ 7.7/10
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
18
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
★ 6.8/10
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 bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old…
19
Everyone's Hero (2006)
★ 6.1/10
A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.
20
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10
A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.