Movies Like Pickpocket

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Caught by the Tides

2025·1h 51m·★ 6.7·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

A Touch of Sin

2013·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Still Life

2006·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Platform

2001·2h 35m·★ 7.4·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Unknown Pleasures

2002·1h 52m·★ 6.8·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

The Hedonists

2016·26m·★ 6.4·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

24 City

2008·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Mountains May Depart

2015·2h 7m·★ 6.9·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue

2021·1h 52m·★ 6.5·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

I Wish I Knew

2010·2h 5m·★ 6.9·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

In Public

2001·30m·★ 6.3·Jia Zhangke

2 shared crewDir. Jia ZhangkeDP: Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Getting Home

2007·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Zhang Yang

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1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

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1993·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Ang Lee

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1994·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Wim Wenders

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