Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Rustin

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

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#1
The ABCs of Book Banning

The ABCs of Book Banning

2024★ 6.4

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

In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of stud...

#2
Darkling

Darkling

2022★ 6.5

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

In NATO-occupied Kosovo, a little girl writes an essay for the United Nations about her father who has gone missing. Meanwhile, the girl's grandfather becomes increasingly paranoid...

#3
Night of Fear

Night of Fear

1973★ 5.2

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

A young girl who has just spent an afternoon playing tennis and making love with a man, gets accidentally run off the road by a truck. Ending up on a dead-end dirt road, her car ge...

#4
King of the Children

King of the Children

1987★ 7.0

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

An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he ab...

#5
Nona

Nona

2021★ 6.3

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

A grandmother is caught between her two favorite things when her granddaughter is unexpectedly dropped off during the day she was planning to spend watching her favorite TV show....

#6
Monica

Monica

2023★ 5.6

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

After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother....