10 Best Movies Like Roots
If you loved Roots, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

The Apology
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives un...

Compulsion
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

Frank and Penelope
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly...

Squealer
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
When young women begin to disappear across a small town, a police officer and a street-smart social worker follow clues to a remote pig farm and discover the local butcher has been...

The Possessed
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same super...

The Jester
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat...