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10 Best Movies Like The Impostor

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

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#1
Outside In

Outside In

2018★ 6.1

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

An ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high-school teacher....

#2
Wild Bill

Wild Bill

2011★ 6.8

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

Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an...

#3
Deception

Deception

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Impostor 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...

#4
The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973★ 6.1

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

A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose ...

#5
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971★ 6.1

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

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't k...

#6
The Escapist

The Escapist

2008★ 6.2

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

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before ...

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