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10 Best Movies Like The Island

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

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#1
Never Goin' Back

Never Goin' Back

2018★ 6.1

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

Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to incr...

#2
Brink of Life

Brink of Life

1958★ 7.5

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

Three women in a maternity ward share their lives and intimate thoughts, and face the choice of keeping their babies or offering them for adoption....

#3
The Magician

The Magician

1958★ 7.4

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

A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in 19th century Sweden. Their capture, however, didn't bring victory to those in power....

#4
Tsar

Tsar

2009★ 6.2

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

In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the ...

#5
The Needle

The Needle

1989★ 6.6

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

Moro returns to Alma-Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina and discovers she has become a morphine addict. H...

#6
Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz

Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz

2019★ 6.3

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

Inspired by true events, a story of a blind grand piano genius. As a child Mietek loses his sight. His mother places him in the care of the nuns in Laski. At the centre for the bli...