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Movies that feel like Millions (2005)

If you loved Millions, the closest films we have are Ernest & Celestine (2012), Bottle Rocket (1996) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). All three share Millions's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel and AMC+ Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

πŸ… 87% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Danny Boylewittyplayfulgrittycontemplativewarmdreamlike

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If Millions hit the spot, these will too

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Ernest & Celestine
2012 Β· dir. StΓ©phane Aubier
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8animation Β· family Β· crime

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Not nearly as dreamlike as Millions

Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.

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Bottle Rocket
1996 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Robbery sits at the heart of each

The difference: Missing the warmth of Millions

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.

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The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 79%β˜… 8.2crime Β· drama Β· comedy

Gritty and contemplative in the same breath

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

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War Dogs
2016 Β· dir. Todd Phillips
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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American Made
2017 Β· dir. Doug Liman
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Crime built on play, twice over

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

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Babe
1995 Β· dir. Chris Noonan
πŸ… 98%β˜… 6.9fantasy Β· drama Β· comedy

The same mix in both: warmth, then dream logic

The difference: Leans fantasy where Millions does not

Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.

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Cruella
2021 Β· dir. Craig Gillespie
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Gritty drama, and it commits to that

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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Trainspotting
1996 Β· dir. Danny Boyle
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.1drama Β· crime

The same hand behind both of them: Danny Boyle

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

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Twitches
2005 Β· dir. Stuart Gillard
πŸ… 60%β˜… 5.8comedy Β· drama Β· family

Family with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But when Camryn leaves Alex to face the darkness alone, will Coventry be doomed? Or will the sisters multiply their magic by standing together?

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A Letter to Momo
2012 Β· dir. Hiroyuki Okiura
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· fantasy Β· animation

Both trade on warmth more than on being comedy

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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The Terminal
2004 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· drama

Both trade on wit more than on being drama

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

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The Bucket List
2007 Β· dir. Rob Reiner
πŸ… 40%β˜… 7.3drama Β· comedy

Crime built on play, twice over

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

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