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10 Best Movies Like The Repentant

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

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#1
Re-Existences

Re-Existences

2020★ 7.4

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

“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community....

#2
Gunpowder

Gunpowder

1985★ 5.9

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

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be ...

#3
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

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

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#4
Re-Cycling

Re-Cycling

2014★ 7.6

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

This direct-to-draw animated film on 35 mm film features the imagery of 10 European directors in a collective project. Each produced 1 minute of animation on film, drawing directly...

#5
Musangwe: Fight Club

Musangwe: Fight Club

2007★ 7.7

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

The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates bac...

#6
Station Six-Sahara

Station Six-Sahara

1963★ 5.6

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

A beautiful blonde joins a small group of men running an oil station in the Sahara Desert and starts the emotions soaring....