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10 Best Movies Like The Protagonists

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

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#1
Tony Arzenta

Tony Arzenta

1973★ 6.1

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

A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue....

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#3
The Consequences of Love

The Consequences of Love

2004★ 7.5

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

Lugano, Switzerland. Titta Di Girolamo is a discreet and sullen man who has been living for almost a decade in a modest hotel room, a prisoner of an atrocious routine, apparently w...

#4
Loro 2

Loro 2

2018★ 7.2

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

"Loro", in two parts, is a period movie that chronicles, as a fiction story, events likely happened in Italy (or even made up) between 2006 and 2010. "Loro" wants to suggest in po...

#5
Django, Prepare a Coffin

Django, Prepare a Coffin

1968★ 6.3

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

A mysterious gunfighter named Django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a hangman to execute innocent locals framed by the boss, who wants their land. What the boss d...

#6
My Tennis Maestro

My Tennis Maestro

2025★ 6.3

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

Italy, 1989. After years of hard training, 13-year-old Felice, carrying his father's expectations on his shoulders, finally sets out to compete in the national tennis tournaments. ...

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