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10 Best Movies Like Bicycle Thieves

If you loved Bicycle Thieves, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Umberto D.

Umberto D.

1952★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bicycle Thieves for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by th...

#2
Rome, Open City

Rome, Open City

1945★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bicycle Thieves for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape....

#3
The Children's Train

The Children's Train

2024★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bicycle Thieves for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty....

#4
Five Seconds

Five Seconds

2025★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bicycle Thieves for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Adriano is a middle-aged man living in a dilapidated villa in Tuscany, when a group of young idealistic students arrives to restore the villa's vineyards....

#5
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bicycle Thieves for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t...

#6
On My Skin

On My Skin

2018★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bicycle Thieves for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his de...

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