
Movies that feel like Bob le Flambeur (1956)
If you loved Bob le Flambeur, the closest films we have are Heat (1995), Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Iron Monkey (1993). All three share Bob le Flambeur's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on YouTube TV, HBO Max Amazon Channel and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If Bob le Flambeur hit the spot, these will too

Both built around robbery
The difference: A 1990s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Jean-Pierre Melville working the same nerve twice
The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as Bob le Flambeur

Contemplative where it counts, kinetic underneath
The difference: Missing the play of Bob le Flambeur

Gritty drama in both cases

Both trade on stillness more than on being action

Crime built on play, twice over
The difference: Plays it as comedy more than Bob le Flambeur does

Kinetic drama, and it commits to that
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Action with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Crime built on play, twice over

Contemplative drama in both cases

Both trade on grit more than on being crime

Horse race sits at the heart of each
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