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10 Best Movies Like 38

If you loved 38, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Hunting Ground

The Hunting Ground

2015★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 38 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. The film follows the lives of se...

#2
Black Mass

Black Mass

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 38 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Ma...

#3
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 38 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#4
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 38 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#5
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 38 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aimi...

#6
Non-Stop

Non-Stop

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 38 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight ...