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10 Best Movies Like Necessary Roughness

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

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#1
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003★ 6.9

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

After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack...

#2
Firestarter

Firestarter

1984★ 6.3

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

Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency...

#3
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1995★ 7.0

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

Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food f...

#4
The 40 Year Old Virgin

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005★ 6.4

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

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothe...

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...