Movies Like How to Steal a Million (1966)

How to Steal a Million is a 1966 comedy, crime, romance film from William Wyler with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Headhunters and Crack-Up.

Comedy Crime Romance

Headhunters

2011

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

7.2

MagicScore

Crack-Up

1946

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

5.6

MagicScore

The Thomas Crown Affair

1968

Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.

6.8

MagicScore

The Square

2017

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

6.7

MagicScore

Charade

1963

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

7.7

MagicScore

The Brothers Bloom

2008

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

6.6

MagicScore

Lift

2024

An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.

6.4

MagicScore

That Sinking Feeling

1980

Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money and comes up with a complicated scheme: to steal sinks from a warehouse dressed as girls and using a stop-motion-potion.

6.1

MagicScore

11 Harrowhouse

1974

A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca

1989

Vanheden and Dynamit-Harry, together with Harry's fiancée Doris, are in Mallorca while Sickan is still in Stockholm. However, Wall-Enberg talks him into doing a break-in at Las Palmas cathedral in Mallorca. Once persuaded, he can't resist the temptation and travels to Mallorca as well. However, Wall-Enberg obviously can't be trusted. Sickan is framed, caught and put in jail. While being escorted home to Sweden again, Vanheden and Harry sets up a plan to break him free. Sickan, once free, wants payback. The gang discover that an antiques dealer called Germann has something to do with the whole thing and that she's also collaborating with Wall-Enberg. The gang then decide to take a closer look at her and her antiques and they discover that there's a heist being planned against the cathedral in Palma.

5.6

MagicScore

#11

My Mom's New Boyfriend

2008

After several years away, FBI agent Henry Durand returns to find his mother, Marty, a much different person: Having long mourned for Henry's father, she is now embracing single life. One day, while Marty, Henry and his new fiancée, Emily, are out for a walk, they meet Tommy, a mysterious stranger with whom Marty then becomes involved. However, through his FBI contacts, Henry learns that Tommy is suspected of being an art thief. As a young federal agent, Henry is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.

5.4

MagicScore

#12

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

1969

The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

2022

After inheriting a run-down castle, a dispirited woman and her ill-tempered husband decide to spend the night, as time and reality shift around them.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Georgy Girl

1966

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck-up roommate Meredith.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Salt & Pepper

1968

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo stop the bad guys in time?

5.0

MagicScore

#17

I Love You Phillip Morris

2010

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

The Underdog Knight

2008

Lao San is a young veteran high in Kungfu power but low in intelligence. After landing on a job as a body guard for a wealthy antique collector, Lao San finds out his boss's plot to rob the National Art Museum.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Louvre Come Back to Me!

1962

Pepe Le Pew, the eternally amorous skunk, is in Paris, where his stench sends a female cat upward to hit a freshly painted flagpole, which puts a white stripe on her back and causes Pepe to think she also is a skunk. He lustfully pursues her into the Louvre art gallery.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Tower Heist

2011

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like How to Steal a Million?

The top films similar to How to Steal a Million by MovieMagicScore are Headhunters (7.2), Crack-Up (5.6), The Thomas Crown Affair (6.8). Each shares comedy/crime/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is How to Steal a Million worth watching?

How to Steal a Million holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 627 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is How to Steal a Million?

How to Steal a Million (1966) is a comedy, crime, romance film directed by William Wyler, starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach.

Where can I find more recommendations like How to Steal a Million?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like How to Steal a Million

This ranked list pairs How to Steal a Million (1966), a comedy and crime and romance film from William Wyler, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Audrey Hepburn take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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