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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
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

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

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a...

#2
R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal

R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal

2020★ 6.8

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

When they were young, Min-joo and Seo-yeon cared for each other and were closer than brothers and sisters. However, she accidentally learns about Seo-yeon's tutor, Woo-hyeon, and b...

#3
Fight Club (Russian version)

Fight Club (Russian version)

★ 7.8

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

The Russian version of the movie "Fight Club" is not just a Russian version of a well-known cult film, it is the result and of the hard work of two young men and their love for cin...

#4
Boudica

Boudica

2023★ 5.9

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

Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers...

#5
Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985★ 6.2

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

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neigh...

#6
The House on the Dune

The House on the Dune

1952★ 6.2

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

A tough customs man, out to get a youth smuggling tobacco into France across the Belgium border, falls for the jaded ex bar hostess the smuggler lives with.Meanwhile the young man ...