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Movies like All You Ever Wished For (2018)

The best movies like All You Ever Wished For (2018) are Closer to the Moon (2014), Manny & Lo (1996) and Family Weekend (2013). If All You Ever Wished For hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Closer to the Moon (2014)

    A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  2. Manny & Lo (1996)

    A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  3. Family Weekend (2013)

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. Suicide 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 & drama

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  5. Cleveland Abduction (2015)

    A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Excess Baggage (1997)

    A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. A Crooked Somebody (2018)

    An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Ruthless People (1986)

    Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. Violent Saturday (1955)

    Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. 'R Xmas (2001)

    A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Take Me (2017)

    Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  12. The Yakuza (1974)

    When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Two-Way Stretch (1960)

    Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. The Grissom Gang (1971)

    Violent crime caper set in 1930s Kansas in which a gang kidnap an heiress and attempt to recover a ransom. However, the scheme is jeopardised when the leader falls in love with their beautiful captive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Kansas City (1996)

    A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)

    The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. The Betrayed (2008)

    Kidnappers force a young mother to recover money stolen by her shady husband.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  18. Phantom Halo (2014)

    Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  19. Gringo (2018)

    An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  20. Across 110th Street (1972)

    In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Monólogos de un hombre incierto (2010)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  22. D'Unbelievables D'Telly (1998)

    Irish Comedy Starring Jon Kenny & Pat Shortt

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  23. The Edukators (2004)

    Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

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  24. The Big Lebowski (1998)

    Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  25. Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America (2014)

    The venomous, no holds barred style of standup comedy legend Paul Mooney is on full display in this concert special. The vitriolic funnyman spares no politician or pop icon from his scathing wit, throwing jabs at Sarah Palin, Mel Gibson, Tiger Woods and many others. Defiant, socially relevant and always hilarious, it’s a legendary Mooney performance, taped live at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. Wawa (2008)

    Garance has just lost her Wawa. It’s going to be picked up, rolled around, transported, thrown away, carted off, dragged off, snatched up, shot, smashed, trampled, given away, pushed around, stolen, soiled, forgotten, chewed on, slapped, crushed, banged up, and found again. This is the story of the unfortunate trip of a stuffed dog through the streets of Paris.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. Les présidentielles de l'humour (2017)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  28. Représailles (2015)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. Mark Lowry Goes to Hollywood (2005)

    For one night in history, one man single-handedly turned "Hollywood" into "Lowrywood." Will the city ever be the same again? Could he do it without Bill Gaither? Find out in Mark Lowry Goes to Hollywood. With a little help from a tremendous line-up of musical guests, Mark Lowry delivers a healthy dose of side-splitting comedy and a power-packed line-up of great music in this live video event. Mark forms his own "Mark Lowry Vocal Band" just for the occasion with Michael English, Reggie Smith, and Bill Gaither. Great performances by The Isaacs, LordSong, Stan Whitmire, and Karen Harding and the "reMarkable Choir" cap off the evening perfectly in this video event of a lifetime!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Amin Jensen - Fyrre, fit & fattig (2010)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like All You Ever Wished For?

The closest matches to All You Ever Wished For are Closer to the Moon (2014), Manny & Lo (1996) and Family Weekend (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after All You Ever Wished For?

Start with Closer to the Moon (2014), the closest match to All You Ever Wished For.

What is the highest-rated movie like All You Ever Wished For?

The Big Lebowski (1998), rated 7.9/10 by 12,830 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like All You Ever Wished For?

A Crooked Somebody (2018) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like All You Ever Wished For?

Yes: Closer to the Moon (2014), Manny & Lo (1996) and Family Weekend (2013).

How are movies similar to All You Ever Wished For chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside All You Ever Wished For, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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