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10 Best Movies Like Cell No. 79

If you loved Cell No. 79, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020โ€ขโ˜… 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell No. 79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#2
The Nest

The Nest

2020โ€ขโ˜… 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell No. 79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#3
Hellion

Hellion

2014โ€ขโ˜… 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell No. 79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

#4
Embattled

Embattled

2020โ€ขโ˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell No. 79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

#5
Barron's Cove

Barron's Cove

2025โ€ขโ˜… 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell No. 79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerfu...

#6
The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004โ€ขโ˜… 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell No. 79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his...

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