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10 Best Movies Like Under the Thousand Lanterns

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

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#1
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Thousand Lanterns for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of thei...

#2
American Skin

American Skin

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Thousand Lanterns for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing...

#3
Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

1999★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Thousand Lanterns for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own privacy, listening to old jaz...

#4
Panic

Panic

2000★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Thousand Lanterns for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for hi...

#5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Thousand Lanterns for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

#6
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Thousand Lanterns for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

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