Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Permit

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

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#1
My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf

2022★ 6.5

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

South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbor is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an indepen...

#2
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

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

#3
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#4
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#5
Code 3

Code 3

2025★ 7.1

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

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit....

#6
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

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

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

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