Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Parent

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

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#1
Siberian Education

Siberian Education

2013★ 6.8

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

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The onl...

#2
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#3
Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County

2021★ 5.9

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

An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his body and takes advantage of the...

#4
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

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

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#5
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#6
Bimmer

Bimmer

2003★ 6.2

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

A black BMW, a symbol of luxury, is racing along the night streets of Moscow in the 90s. Bad luck turns four friends into criminals and they have no way back. Only the black “bimme...

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