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

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel But Necessary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
With help from a new friend, a misfit at a fancy private school secretly enrolls at a public school as a foreign exchange student....

Mirror
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel But Necessary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life....

Che: Part Two
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel But Necessary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before....

The Hidden
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel But Necessary for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher deter...

Blood Simple
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel But Necessary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues afte...

My New Partner
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruel But Necessary for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from police academy. He ...