
Movies that feel likeThe Sting (1973)
If you loved The Sting, the closest films we have are Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Mafioso (1962). All three share The Sting's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969).
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If The Sting hit the spot, these will too

Both keep coming back to the same thing: heist
The difference: Trades the stillness of The Sting for an angle of its own

Both are built on the same subject: heist



Witty crime, and it commits to that
The difference: Sits closer to western than The Sting does

Playful drama in both cases

Comedy with a pulse of grit, in both cases
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Both lean on stillness more than on crime
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1990s show

Both lean on wit more than on drama



A 2000s answer to the same itch
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