Movies Like Make Like a Thief
If you liked Make Like a Thief (1964), a crime and thriller movie directed by Åke Lindman and Palmer Thompson, 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.
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Family Plot (1976)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thrillerSpiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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The Wrong Man (1956)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeIn 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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The Tourist (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerAmerican tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.
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Thunder Road (1958)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thrillerUnrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from…
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
★ 8/10Also crimeA true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him…
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White Chicks (2004)
★ 7/10Also crimeTwo FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car…
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Big Momma's House (2000)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain…
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Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeAfter escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated…
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The Two Faces of January (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerAfter he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.
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The Brink's Job (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeIn 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs…
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Deception (2008)
★ 6/10Also thrillerAs a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's…
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Oscar (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeAngelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets…
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Dancer in the Dark (2000)
★ 7.8/10Also crimeSelma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation…
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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAn airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeIn the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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The Big White (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeTo remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
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Thick as Thieves (2009)
★ 6/10Also thriller and crimeA master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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Fletch (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeWhen investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With…
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Red Notice (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeAn Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
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White Lightning (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeAn ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.