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Movies that feel like Rob-B-Hood (2006)

If you loved Rob-B-Hood, the closest films we have are My Lucky Stars (1985), Shaolin (2011) and Knight and Day (2010). All three share Rob-B-Hood's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?

6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Benny Chancontemplativekineticwittyplayful

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My Lucky Stars
1985 · dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
6.3action · comedy

One thread runs through both: kidnapping

The difference: Missing the stillness of Rob-B-Hood

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

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Shaolin
2011 · dir. Benny Chan
🍅 73%6.8action · drama

The same hand behind both of them: Benny Chan

China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.

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Knight and Day
2010 · dir. James Mangold
🍅 51%6.3action · comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: kidnapping

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

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Horrible Bosses 2
2014 · dir. Sean Anders
🍅 35%6.3comedy

Witty and playful in the same breath

Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.

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Ride On
2023 · dir. Larry Yang
🍅 66%6.3action · comedy · drama

Both land stillness and momentum at once

A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.

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The Triplets of Belleville
2003 · dir. Sylvain Chomet
7.7animation · comedy · drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Rob-B-Hood does

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.

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Invisible Target
2007 · dir. Benny Chan
6.7action

Both are Benny Chan's work, and they rhyme

When the Ronin Gang robs an armored car, three cops — Chan, Fong and Wai — go on the warpath. Each has a personal interest in bringing down Ronin leader Tien: he killed Chan's fiancée, humiliated Fong and kidnapped Wai's brother.

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Whisky
2004 · dir. Juan Pablo Rebella
🍅 100%7.1comedy · drama

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.

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Pieces of April
2003 · dir. Peter Hedges
🍅 83%7comedy · drama

Playful action in both cases

Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.

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Soul Kitchen
2009 · dir. Fatih Akin
🍅 73%7.2drama · comedy

Drama built on stillness, twice over

In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

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Sunshine Cleaning
2008 · dir. Christine Jeffs
🍅 74%6.8comedy · drama

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

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The Trip
2011 · dir. Michael Winterbottom
🍅 89%7comedy · drama

Action built on play, twice over

When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

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