Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Cheat

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

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#1
The Cheat

The Cheat

1915★ 6.0

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

A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money....

#2
Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

1964★ 6.2

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

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him....

#3
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941★ 6.2

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

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love....

#4
The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955★ 7.2

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

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get ...

#5
The Good Thief

The Good Thief

2003★ 6.1

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

An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move....

#6
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

1941★ 6.2

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

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint....

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