Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shoplifters

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

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#1
MOTHER

MOTHER

2020★ 7.0

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

Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to sc...

#2
Museum

Museum

2016★ 6.7

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

In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes...

#3
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

1979★ 7.6

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

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police....

#4
The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako

2014★ 6.5

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

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his ide...

#5
Good Boy

Good Boy

2026★ 7.3

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

Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to ...

#6
Outrage Coda

Outrage Coda

2017★ 6.8

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

Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise betw...

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