The Sticky is a Canadian heist dark comedy crime thriller series created by Brian Donovan and Ed Herro. Based on the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, the Prime Video series follows Ruth Landry, a Canadian maple syrup farmer whose farm is under threat of foreclosure and decides to steal millions of dollars worth of maple syrup as revenge with the help of a Bostonian mobster and a French-Canadian security guard. The Sticky stars Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr, Gita Miller, Guy Nadon, Mickaël Gouin, Suzanne Clément, Mark O’Brien, Meegwun Fairbrother, and Jamie Lee Curtis. So, if you loved the dark comedy, crime thriller elements, and compelling characters in The Sticky, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Sneaky Pete (Prime Video)
Sneaky Pete is a dark comedy crime drama series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The Prime Video series follows Marius Josipović, a con man who a dangerous criminal is pursuing because Marius once conned him in the past. To protect himself, he takes over the identity of his former cellmate Pete and goes to Pete’s estranged grandparent’s house to con them out of their life savings. Sneaky Pete stars Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer, Michael Drayer, Peter Gerety, Margo Martindale, Jane Adams, and Efrat Dor.
Get Shorty (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Get Shorty is a dark comedy crime drama series created by Davey Holmes. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard, the Epix series follows Miles Daly, a muscle for a ruthless crime boss in Nevada who wants to leave his life of crime behind. He soon gets the chance to become a film producer in Hollywood. Get Shorty stars Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, Sean Bridgers, Carolyn Dodd, Lidia Porto, Goya Robles, Megan Stevenson, Lucy Walters, and Sarah Stiles.
Leverage (Prime Video)
Leverage is a heist thriller comedy-drama series created by John Rogers and Chris Downey. The TNT series follows a team of misfits with different sets of skills led by a former insurance investigator. They plan and conduct heists against wealthy people to correct injustices inflicted on ordinary people. Leverage stars Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, and Aldis Hodge.
The Outlaws (Prime Video)
The Outlaws is a British dark comedy crime thriller series created by Elgin James and Stephen Merchant. The BBC One series follows a group of strangers from different backgrounds as they are forced together in a Community Payback sentence. They soon discover a bag full of money, which gets them embroiled with dangerous drug dealers and criminals. The Outlaws stars Rhianne Barreto, Darren Boyd, Gamba Cole, Jessica Gunning, Clare Perkins, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Charles Babalola.
Choona (Netflix)
Choona is an Indian heist comedy thriller series created by Pushpendra Nath Misra. The Netflix series follows a group of misfits who all hate a ruthless yet superstitious politician. They soon decide to plan a heist to make the politician penniless. Choona stars Jimmy Shergill, Aashim Gulati, Vikram Kochhar, Namit Das, Chandan Roy, Gyanendra Tripathi, Monika Panwar, and Niharika Lyra Dutt.
Good Girls (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Good Girls is a crime comedy-drama series created by Jenna Bans. The NBC series follows three suburban mothers experiencing financial difficulties as they resort to robbing a supermarket but soon find themselves embroiled with a crime boss and the FBI. Good Girls stars Christina Hendricks, Retta, Mae Whitman, Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Isaiah Stannard, and Matthew Lillard.
Lupin (Netflix)
Lupin is a French heist mystery thriller series created by George Kay and François Uzan. Based on the fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc, the Netflix series follows Assane Diop, a man inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, who decides to take revenge against a ruthless wealthy man for the crimes he committed against Assasne’s father. Lupin stars Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Soufiane Guerrab, Shirine Boutella, and Etan Simon.