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10 Best Movies Like The Protector

If you loved The Protector, 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 Protector 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
In the House

In the House

2012★ 7.2

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

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted ...

#3
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989★ 7.3

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

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant....

#4
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#5
Decalogue II

Decalogue II

1989★ 7.3

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

Dorota Geller, a married woman, faces a dilemma involving her sick husband's prognosis. Her husband's doctor, who believes in God, sweared about it in vain....

#6
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...