Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Citizen Jake

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

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#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#3
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Citizen Jake 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....

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#5
Scandalous Sex

Scandalous Sex

2004★ 6.9

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

A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch ...

#6
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

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