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10 Best Movies Like I Was a Convict

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

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#1
Rosalie Goes Shopping

Rosalie Goes Shopping

1989★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Convict for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's finds herself out o...

#2
Box

Box

2015★ 6.4

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

Box is a story of two people who meet at a crossroad. Two different destinies, two different lives, face to face in a game of sweat, blood and tears. Rafael (19) is a young boxer w...

#3
Slayers Return

Slayers Return

1996★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Convict for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon ...

#4
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

2006★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Convict for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the...

#5
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Convict for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world....

#6
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

2006★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Convict for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with an ancient enemy....