Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Petting

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

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#1
The Mother

The Mother

2023★ 6.6

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

A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men....

#2
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1996★ 6.1

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

When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, ...

#3
The Boss

The Boss

2016★ 5.8

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

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed ove...

#4
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petting for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets ...

#5
Creep 2

Creep 2

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petting for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She...

#6
Essential Killing

Essential Killing

2010★ 5.9

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

A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside....

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