Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Amok

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

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#1
Red Dust

Red Dust

2004★ 5.8

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

Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was...

#2
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.6

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

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

#3
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

#4
Disgrace

Disgrace

2008★ 6.2

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

Disgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and ...

#5
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#6
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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