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10 Best Movies Like Promise

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

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#1
Ned Rifle

Ned Rifle

2015★ 5.8

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

Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry pre...

#2
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#3
Fences

Fences

2016★ 6.9

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

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family....

#4
Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home

2015★ 6.3

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

The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading re...

#5
Dad

Dad

1989★ 6.4

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

A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever befor...

#6
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

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