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10 Best Movies Like A Promise

If you loved A Promise, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Black

Black

2005★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Promise for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Unable to see, hear, or speak after a childhood illness, a young woman grows up prone to violent outbursts until an eccentric tutor changes her life....

#2
Happy End

Happy End

1999★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Promise for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life....

#3
Inception

Inception

2010★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Promise for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Promise for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Promise for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#6
The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

2004★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Promise for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. H...