Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The East

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

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#1
Backstabbing for Beginners

Backstabbing for Beginners

2018★ 6.2

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

An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss....

#2
Ava

Ava

2020★ 5.8

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

A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong....

#3
Chief of Station

Chief of Station

2024★ 6.1

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

After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a co...

#4
The Painter

The Painter

2024★ 6.1

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

An ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops pr...

#5
Relay

Relay

2025★ 7.0

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

A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive....

#6
Carlos

Carlos

2010★ 7.0

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

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the Fre...

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