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10 Best Movies Like Things We Dare Not Do

If you loved Things We Dare Not Do, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
City of Life and Death

City of Life and Death

2009★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Dare Not Do for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as ...

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Dare Not Do for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Avatar

Avatar

2009★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Dare Not Do for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization....

#4
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Dare Not Do for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Dare Not Do for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
The Florida Project

The Florida Project

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Dare Not Do for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults aro...