Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Cruelty

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

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#1
Siberian Education

Siberian Education

2013★ 6.8

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

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The onl...

#2
Bimmer

Bimmer

2003★ 6.2

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

A black BMW, a symbol of luxury, is racing along the night streets of Moscow in the 90s. Bad luck turns four friends into criminals and they have no way back. Only the black “bimme...

#3
Bummer 2

Bummer 2

2006★ 5.9

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

The film takes place a few years after the events shown in Bummer. Kostyan "Kot", who lost all his friends, the woman he loved and was nearly killed in the first installment of the...

#4
The Thief

The Thief

1997★ 7.1

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

Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who al...

#5
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#6
Mob Town

Mob Town

2019★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the...

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