Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 21, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Past and Present

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

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#1
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012★ 8.2

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

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner....

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
Avatar

Avatar

2009★ 7.6

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

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization....

#4
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

2005★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Past and Present for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he i...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Past and Present 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....

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Past and Present for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...