10 Best Movies Like Cruel
If you loved Cruel, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

What Maisie Knew
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

Babylon
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel 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...

Tigertail
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

Bastard Out of Carolina
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel 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...

El Chicano
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel 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....

Hands of Stone
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....