Movies like Nobel Son (2007)
The best movies like Nobel Son (2007) are Gambit (2012), Snow Cake (2006) and Judas Kiss (1998). If Nobel Son hooked you with its comedy and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSnow Cake (2006)7.1/10 from 201 votes
- NewestSaltburn (2023)Released 2023
Gambit (2012)
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisSnow Cake (2006)
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJudas Kiss (1998)
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBottle Shock (2008)
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRasputin (1996)
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBookies (2003)
Four college friends become small-time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the attention of organized crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMini's First Time (2006)
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shape of Things (2003)
Quiet, unassuming Adam is changing in a major way, thanks to his new girlfriend, art student Evelyn. Adam's friends are a little freaked by the transformation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChéri (2009)
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArt School Confidential (2006)
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeautiful Creatures (2000)
When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisSaltburn (2023)
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Search for John Gissing (2001)
Matthew Barnes is a young exec on the move up who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he's sent to London to oversee a merger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Capote (2005)
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Libertine (2004)
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisOwning Mahowny (2003)
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwist and Shout (1984)
Danish teens come of age in 1963. Bjorn and Erik are close friends. Bjorn is pursued by Kirsten, a future Stepford wife, but he falls for Anna, who initiates him into love and sex. Erik is somber, caring for his home-bound mentally-ill mother while his strict father rules his life. He desires Kirsten, but she's unattainable. Pregnancy, a horrific abortion, an engagement party, and a revelation about the rectitude of Erik's father lead to a climax: Bjorn and Erik must stand up to controlling adults.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBroken (2012)
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMelvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
Four thirtysomethings convene for a wine-fueled dinner party that turns increasingly intimate as they discuss everything from religion and ghosts to relationships and sexual fetishes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Ingenious (2009)
A rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSmall Time Crooks (2000)
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSmart People (2008)
Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDriving Lessons (2006)
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuicide Kings (1997)
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBottle Rocket (1996)
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ref (1994)
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMade (2001)
Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Nobel Son?
The closest matches to Nobel Son are Gambit (2012), Snow Cake (2006) and Judas Kiss (1998). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Nobel Son?
People who watched Nobel Son most often go on to Gambit (2012), Snow Cake (2006) and Judas Kiss (1998).
What is the highest-rated movie like Nobel Son?
Snow Cake (2006), rated 7.1/10 by 201 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Nobel Son?
Saltburn (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Nobel Son?
Yes: Gambit (2012), Snow Cake (2006) and Judas Kiss (1998).
How are movies similar to Nobel Son chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Nobel Son, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.