Movies like Thick as Thieves (1999)
The best movies like Thick as Thieves (1999) are Faithful (1996), Confidence (2003) and What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001). If Thick as Thieves hooked you with its drama and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMatchstick Men (2003)7.0/10 from 2,096 votes
- NewestAfter the Sunset (2004)Released 2004
Faithful (1996)
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Confidence (2003)
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAfter the Sunset (2004)
An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTruth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)
Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMetro (1997)
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Grifters (1990)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeist (2001)
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMatchstick Men (2003)
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDiggstown (1992)
Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. Roy 'Honey' Palmer is that man that, at 48, many say he is too old.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity of Industry (1997)
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThursday (1998)
A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOut of Sight (1998)
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crew (2000)
Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJerry and Tom (1998)
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Made (2001)
Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisMade Men (1999)
A man and a woman are on the run from gangsters whom he has stolen $12.5 million. When the gangsters show up, he takes them supposedly to where the money is hidden but instead leads them into a trap at a backwoods crystal-meth factory. The gangsters and the drug dealers start a shoot-out for unknown reasons and both go gunning for Belushi. Meanwhile an unscrupulous cop is secretly having an affair with the girl friend and planning to make off with the money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Phoenix (1998)
Gambling fever -- along with a brutal bookie -- leads three crooked cops into a double-dealing scheme that lands them in hot water way over their heads.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisMoney for Nothing (1993)
When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMo' Money (1992)
Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of criminals...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Getaway (1994)
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisMiami Blues (1990)
After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective. Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnother Stakeout (1993)
A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Big Hit (1998)
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBoiling Point (1993)
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisShade (2003)
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExcess 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: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChain of Fools (2001)
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGun Shy (2000)
Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra, Charlie seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy just to get through his work.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMad Dog Time (1996)
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Thick as Thieves?
The closest matches to Thick as Thieves are Faithful (1996), Confidence (2003) and What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Thick as Thieves?
People who watched Thick as Thieves most often go on to Faithful (1996), Confidence (2003) and What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001).
What is the highest-rated movie like Thick as Thieves?
Matchstick Men (2003), rated 7.0/10 by 2,096 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Thick as Thieves?
After the Sunset (2004) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Thick as Thieves?
Yes: Faithful (1996), Confidence (2003) and What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001).
How are movies similar to Thick as Thieves chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Thick as Thieves, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.