Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Pickpocket

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

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#1
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

1953★ 7.4

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

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been ...

#2
The Getaway

The Getaway

1972★ 7.1

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

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong....

#3
Marlowe

Marlowe

1969★ 6.1

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

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly...

#4
Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

2001★ 7.0

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

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his ne...

#5
Fargo

Fargo

1996★ 7.8

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

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty...

#6
The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956★ 7.1

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

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber....

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