Movies like The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter
The best movies like The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter are To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and How to Rob a Bank (2024). If The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter
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- Highest ratedCatch Me If You Can (2002)8.0/10 from 17,877 votes
- NewestDead Man's Wire (2026)Released 2026
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCatch Me If You Can (2002)
A 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 behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHow to Rob a Bank (2024)
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Order (2024)
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRogue Trader (1999)
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisT-Men (1947)
Two T-men, U.S. Treasury agents, go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlank Check (1994)
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDriven (2019)
FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Short (2015)
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBad Education (2019)
A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStir Crazy (1980)
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Million Pound Note (1954)
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHacker (2016)
Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisQueenpins (2021)
Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead Man's Wire (2026)
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Forger (2014)
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisTed Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Made (2017)
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonster (2021)
The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter?
The closest matches to The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter are To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and How to Rob a Bank (2024). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter?
Start with To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), the closest match to The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter?
Catch Me If You Can (2002), rated 8.0/10 by 17,877 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter?
Dead Man's Wire (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter?
Yes: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and How to Rob a Bank (2024).
How are movies similar to The Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest Counterfeiter chosen?
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