Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Cousin

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

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#1
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#2
Cardboard Boxer

Cardboard Boxer

2016★ 6.3

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

Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl....

#3
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
The River

The River

1984★ 6.3

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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