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10 Best Movies Like The Protagonist

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

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#1
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

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

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly...

#2
Bloodline Killer

Bloodline Killer

2024★ 6.0

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

Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin....

#3
The Unsaid

The Unsaid

2001★ 6.6

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

A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man....

#4
Neverwas

Neverwas

2005★ 6.4

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

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time o...

#5
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.3

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

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

#6
Maniac

Maniac

1963★ 6.1

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

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder....

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