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Movies Like The Black Thief

If you liked The Black Thief (1925), a movie directed by Manilal Joshi, 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. 1The Night of the Hunter

    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.

  2. 2Plunkett & Macleane

    Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With…

  3. 3The Asphalt Jungle

    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.

  4. 4Parker

    Parker (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of…

  5. 5The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

  6. 6The Grifters

    The Grifters (1990)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

  7. 7The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man (1956)

    ★ 7.1/10

    In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

  8. 8Live by Night

    Live by Night (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

  9. 9Thief

    Thief (1981)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids…

  10. 10The Town

    The Town (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

  11. 11Les Misérables

    Les Misérables (2012)

    ★ 7.3/10

    An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The…

  12. 12The United States of Leland

    The United States of Leland (2003)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl…

  13. 13The Getaway

    The Getaway (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

  14. 14Grand Hotel

    Grand Hotel (1932)

    ★ 7/10

    Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

  15. 15Sexy Beast

    Sexy Beast (2001)

    ★ 7/10

    Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading…

  16. 16Flypaper

    Flypaper (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.

  17. 17Great Expectations

    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…

  18. 18Safe Haven

    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

  19. 19The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him…

  20. 20The Newton Boys

    The Newton Boys (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.

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