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10 Best Movies Like Billy the Kid

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

#1
Network

Network

1976★ 7.8

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

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Networ...

#2
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

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

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Billy the Kid for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast...

#6
Inception

Inception

2010★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Billy the Kid for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to...