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10 Best Movies Like The Present

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

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#1
Would You Rather

Would You Rather

2013★ 6.0

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

Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat....

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#5
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021★ 8.1

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

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from...

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...