Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Outcast

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

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#1
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

#2
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Outcast 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....

#3
Return to Dust

Return to Dust

2022★ 7.3

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

Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In t...

#4
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

#5
Black Dog

Black Dog

2024★ 7.2

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

On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of str...

#6
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

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