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10 Best Movies Like Winny

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

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#1
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Winny for fans of Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s....

#2
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Winny for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#3
The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

2017★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Winny for fans of Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems....

#4
Against the Wall

Against the Wall

1994★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Winny for fans of Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions....

#5
Confirmation

Confirmation

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Winny for fans of Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her....

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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Winny for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devot...

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