15 Movies Like The Bandit
Loved The Bandit? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
In this retelling of a real case, a former escort discovers her wealthy husband's infidelity and struggles to cope as betrayal poisons their marriage.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#2
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#3
The Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#4
The Hateful Eight
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Bandit.
#5
True Grit
Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Bandit.
#6
The Magnificent Seven
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Bandit.
#7
Cousins
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected attraction among the boys.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#8
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will do anything to protect her beloved home.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Bandit.
#9
I'm Still Here
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#10
New Dubai
In a middle-class neighbourhood in a city in the countryside of Brazil, the real estate speculation is a menace to the affective memory of a group of friends. Their answer to this imminent transformation is to fuck in the construction sites. And what about love? Is love just a construction?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#11
Political Animal
She has everything her heart desires. She's popular, loves shopping, comes from a loving family. She plays volleyball and afterwards has a smoke with girlfriends. Sports club, barbecue, hairdresser: her life is perfect. There’s only one thing that makes her stand out: she is a cow.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#12
Thelma & Louise
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Bandit.
#13
Amazon Jail
Young women in the Amazon are kidnapped by a ring of devil-worshipers, who plan to sell them as sex slaves. Some of the women escape, but are pursued into the jungle by their captors. The women must band together to turn the tables on their kidnappers.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.
#14
The Quick and the Dead
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Bandit.
#15
The Factory
Visiting day. Lindalva prepares food to take it to her son who is in jail. Metruti, Lindalva's son, shaves and wears the best clothes to welcome his mother. Today is a very special day and he really needs to make a phone call. His mother is taking a risk, she's willing to smuggle a cell phone for him into the penitentiary.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Bandit.