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10 Best Movies Like Illicit

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

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#1
Cousins

Cousins

1989★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Illicit for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselv...

#2
Chief of Station

Chief of Station

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Illicit for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a co...

#3
The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1984★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Illicit for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as ...

#4
Deception

Deception

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Illicit for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic law...

#5
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#6
The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2014★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Illicit for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual reven...

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