Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Protected

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

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#1
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice

The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice

2010★ 6.5

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

After her partner's career-ending injury, a former figure skater shifts gears to become an instructor. Later, she finds the strength to return to competitive skating by partnering ...

#2
The Cure

The Cure

1995★ 7.9

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

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer....

#3
A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967★ 6.0

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

A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York....

#4
Buddies

Buddies

1985★ 8.2

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

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and fa...

#5
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

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

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#6
Trust

Trust

2021★ 6.4

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

Set in the glamour of the New York and Paris art scenes, gallery owner Brooke Gatwick and her newscaster husband Owen Shore, face temptation, jealousy, twists and mystery when two ...

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