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10 Best Movies Like The Story of a Cheat

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

#1
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959★ 7.7

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

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaki...

#2
Forbidden Games

Forbidden Games

1952★ 7.8

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

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the c...

#3
Perched on a Tree

Perched on a Tree

1971★ 5.3

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

Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the ...

#4
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943★ 7.5

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

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's neede...

#5
The Heiress

The Heiress

1949★ 7.7

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

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritan...

#6
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1956★ 6.7

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

Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuou...