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One Cent Thief

Created by Alfie Palermo · 2022–2025 ·

Answer Summary: Is One Cent Thief worth watching?

One Cent Thief (2022–2025) earns a 76% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Alfie Palermo; stream on Netflix.

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Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.

76%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

78/100Editorial Rating
84%Audience · excluded
68Metascore
7.6IMDb /10
82%Fan Score
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Seasons
2 · 16 episodes
Network
Netflix
Streaming
Netflix
Cast
Syafiq Kyle, Faizal Hussein, Azira Shafinaz, Fabian Loo, Sofia Jane
Country
Malaysia
Language
Malay

Where to watch One Cent Thief

Streaming availability varies by region — Netflix in Indonesia; Netflix in the Philippines; Netflix in Malaysia. Primary catalog tag: Netflix.

Where to watch One Cent Thief by country

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Indonesia Netflix
Malaysia Netflix
Philippines Netflix
Thailand Netflix

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Is One Cent Thief worth watching?

Yes — One Cent Thief earns a 76% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Alfie Palermo and streaming on Netflix.

Celluloid Verdict

A slick, propulsive caper that became Astro's flagship premium drama and travelled widely on Netflix — praised for its real-life hook, brisk pacing and Syafiq Kyle's sympathetic everyman-thief.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is One Cent Thief about?

A low-paid bank clerk, crushed by his father's medical debts, exploits his access to skim one cent from every customer account — inspired by the real 1990s 'one-cent thief' case that scandalised Malaysia. Season two escalates into a heist on a cartel fortune with an underground hacking crew.

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One Cent Thief Review (2022–2025): Is It Worth Watching?

Alfie Palermo's One Cent Thief (2022–2025) runs 2 seasons, 16 episodes on Netflix — a crime series from Malaysia carrying a 76% Celluloid Score.

Strongly recommended — worth the time commitment.

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Yes — One Cent Thief scores 78% on Celluloid. A slick, propulsive caper that became Astro's flagship premium drama and travelled widely on Netflix — praised for its real-life hook, brisk pacing and Syafiq Kyle's sympathetic everyman-thief. Stream on Netflix.