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10 Best Movies Like Purgatory

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

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#1
The Forever Purge

The Forever Purge

2021★ 6.9

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

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who...

#2
Purgatory

Purgatory

1999★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Purgatory for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all...

#3
Beyond the Reach

Beyond the Reach

2014★ 5.9

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

A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert....

#4
127 Hours

127 Hours

2010★ 7.1

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

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah....

#5
True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang

2019★ 5.9

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

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising a...

#6
Desierto

Desierto

2015★ 6.2

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

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, ri...

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