Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Folks

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

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#1
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Boudica

Boudica

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Folks for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers...

#4
1

1

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Folks for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author. The strange almanac describe...

#5
As

As

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Folks for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Three years after the death of her beloved child, Elouise, Mara still feels her presence when she sits on the butterfly bedding in front of the jar with her ashes in it. Mara arran...

#6
Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story

Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story

1985★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Folks for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters....