Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Cup

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

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#1
Brain on Fire

Brain on Fire

2017★ 7.0

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

Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity....

#2
Anton Chekhov's The Duel

Anton Chekhov's The Duel

2010★ 5.8

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

Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya. Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her h...

#3
Running Free

Running Free

1999★ 5.7

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

The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy....

#4
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cup for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations t...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....