What movies are similar to Thelma & Louise?

Start with films such as Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands, Breakdown, Nothing to Lose. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Thelma & Louise memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Thelma & Louise?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Thelma & Louise?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Thelma & Louise?

Try Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands, Breakdown—each shares DNA with Thelma & Louise while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Thelma & Louise?

Thelma & Louise (1991) is best described as Drama, Crime, Adventure. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Thelma & Louise worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 7.6/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this drama lane.

Movies like

Because You Loved Thelma & Louise

Where to Watch

Thelma & Louise (1991) works because thelma & Louise works as a drama movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The drama and crime blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Thelma & Louise, we prioritized drama, crime, adventure films that share drama, crime, adventure, rewatchable without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The best follow-ups preserve the pressure, rhythm, and point of view before they worry about matching plot mechanics. That is why the list below separates close tonal cousins from looser genre neighbors. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Thelma & Louise feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

At a glance

Drama · Crime · Adventure · 2h 10m · ★ 7.6

dramacrimeadventurerewatchable

Your 10 recommendations

Filter your results

Mood

Streaming (US)

Era

Showing 10 of 10 picks

96match
1.Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
★ 7.5 · Crime · Drama · 1h 51m
Why it fits
Thelma & Louise and Bonnie and Clyde split at the plot: Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip on one side, In the 1930s, bored European-American waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with a European-American ex-con named Clyde Barrow on the.
Watch on
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
- Fandango At Home(Rent)
- Spectrum On Demand(Rent)
- Amazon Video(Buy)
- Apple TV Store(Buy)
We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page.
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
94match
2.Badlands (1974)
★ 7.5 · Crime · Drama · Romance · 1h 34m
Why it fits
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree is the sharpest reason to queue Badlands after Thelma & Louise: it refracts the same curiosity Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip.
Watch on
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
- Fandango At Home(Rent)
- Spectrum On Demand(Rent)
- Amazon Video(Buy)
- Apple TV Store(Buy)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
92match
3.Breakdown (1997)
★ 6.9 · Crime · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 33m
Why it fits
What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Thelma & Louise pays off through Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip, while Breakdown pushes resolution toward On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor,.
Watch on
- fuboTV
- Paramount Plus Premium
- Paramount Plus Essential
- Paramount+ Amazon Channel
- MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
90match
4.Nothing to Lose (1997)
★ 6.6 · Comedy · Crime · Action · 1h 37m
Why it fits
Nothing to Lose is pitched a sharp, often funny tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Thelma & Louise. crime, adventure, comedy still braid the two films, but Nothing to Lose leans on Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. where Thelma & Louise.
Watch on
- Starz Apple TV Channel
- Starz
- Philo
- Starz Amazon Channel
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
88match
5.Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
★ 6.8 · Comedy · Action · Drama · 1h 56m
Why it fits
drama, adventure, comedy surface in both films, yet Thunderbolt and Lightfoot keeps the temperature a sharp, often funny tone, not a tonal echo of Thelma & Louise. Compare With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to against Taking a break from their.
Watch on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Philo
- Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Fandango At Home(Rent)
- Amazon Video(Buy)
- Apple TV Store(Buy)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
86match
6.Transamerica (2005)
★ 7.0 · Drama · Adventure · Comedy · 1h 43m
Why it fits
In Thelma & Louise, the spine is Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip; Transamerica finds its spine in A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage. drama, adventure, comedy explain.
Watch on
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
- Amazon Video(Buy)
- Apple TV Store(Buy)
- Google Play Movies(Buy)
- YouTube(Buy)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
84match
7.The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)
★ 6.9 · Thriller · Crime · Drama · 1h 30m
Why it fits
Surface texture differs—Thriller treatment of While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is beside Drama treatment of Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip—while drama, crime, thriller stay legible. The Last.
Watch on
- fuboTV
- Paramount Plus Premium
- Paramount+ Amazon Channel
- Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
82match
8.Baby Driver (2017)
★ 7.4 · Action · Crime · 1h 53m
Why it fits
Character pressure in Baby Driver accumulates around After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in, echoing how Thelma & Louise tightened the screws with Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip.
Watch on
- fuboTV
- Paramount Plus Premium
- Paramount+ Amazon Channel
- Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
80match
9.The Quick and the Dead (1995)
★ 6.5 · Western · Action · Drama · 1h 47m
Why it fits
The Quick and the Dead handles A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a with a Western bias that Thelma & Louise did not foreground in its Drama read of Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise.
Watch on
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
- Fandango At Home(Rent)
- Amazon Video(Buy)
- Apple TV Store(Buy)
- Google Play Movies(Buy)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later
78match
10.G.I. Jane (1997)
★ 6.5 · Action · Drama · War · 2h 5m
Why it fits
If Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip is what locked you into Thelma & Louise, G.I. Jane hands you In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. as the next jolt of narrative curiosity.
Watch on
- Amazon Video(Rent)
- Apple TV Store(Rent)
- Google Play Movies(Rent)
- YouTube(Rent)
- Fandango At Home(Rent)
- Amazon Video(Buy)
- Apple TV Store(Buy)
- Google Play Movies(Buy)
Search Prime Video Search Apple TV Compare streamers
+ Save for later

Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Thelma & Louise: drama, crime, action, thriller, plus a tense through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Thelma & Louise trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Thelma & Louise—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

FAQ

What movies are similar to Thelma & Louise?: Start with films such as Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands, Breakdown, Nothing to Lose. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Thelma & Louise memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Thelma & Louise?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Thelma & Louise?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Thelma & Louise?: Try Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands, Breakdown—each shares DNA with Thelma & Louise while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Thelma & Louise?: Thelma & Louise (1991) is best described as Drama, Crime, Adventure. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Thelma & Louise worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 7.6/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this drama lane.

More movie guides

Browse the movie guides currently prioritized for search discovery and editorial expansion.

Hand-picked guides from this page's data—same editorial lane as Thelma & Louise.

MoviesLike Editorial TeamUpdated October 20, 2018

Cinematic essays Popular guides

Because You Loved Thelma & Louise

Where to Watch

At a glance

Your 10 recommendations

Filter your results

1.Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

2.Badlands (1974)

3.Breakdown (1997)

4.Nothing to Lose (1997)

5.Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

6.Transamerica (2005)

7.The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)

8.Baby Driver (2017)

9.The Quick and the Dead (1995)

10.G.I. Jane (1997)

Why You'll Love These Movies

You Might Also Like

❓ FAQ

More movie guides

Related movies

FAQ