
Movies that feel likeThief (1981)
If you loved Thief, the closest films we have are Charley Varrick (1973), 21 Grams (2003) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). All three share Thief's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Get Carter (1971).
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If Thief hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: grit, then tension

The same preoccupation in both: grief
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

One thread runs through both: grief
The difference: Takes it somewhere less tense than Thief does

Contemplative where it counts, melancholy underneath

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases


Melancholy crime in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: gangster

Thriller built on grit, twice over

Both lean on tension more than on drama

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