Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Act

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

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#1
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#2
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Act for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved br...

#3
Siberian Education

Siberian Education

2013★ 6.8

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

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The onl...

#4
Mob Town

Mob Town

2019★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the...

#5
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955★ 6.8

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

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly....

#6
The Thief

The Thief

1997★ 7.1

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

Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who al...

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