Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Gulf

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

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#1
A Tale of Three Sisters

A Tale of Three Sisters

2019★ 7.2

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

A stagnant and gloomy village in the 1980s. Reyhan, Nurhan, and Havva, three sisters were sent to town as 'besleme' (foster child and maid). Since they fail their foster parents fo...

#2
Paper Lives

Paper Lives

2021★ 8.0

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

In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood....

#3
About Dry Grasses

About Dry Grasses

2023★ 7.7

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

A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with ...

#4
Love in 39 Degrees

Love in 39 Degrees

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gulf for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Fatih and Kumru, a lawyer from different cities, team up for a case involving a cheating spouse. They spend 8 hours racing around Izmir gathering evidence, unexpectedly altering th...

#5
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#6
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

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

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

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