Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Forbidden

If you loved Forbidden, 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 Forbidden 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
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#3
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden 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
Ashes in the Snow

Ashes in the Snow

2018★ 6.4

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

The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly docume...

#5
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden 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....

#6
Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

2024★ 7.2

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

As Islamic morality squads stage arbitrary raids in Tehran and as fundamentalists seize hold of the universities, Azar Nafisi, an inspired teacher, secretly gathers six of her most...

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