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10 Best Movies Like Alaala: A Martial Law Special

If you loved Alaala: A Martial Law Special, 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 Alaala: A Martial Law Special for fans of Drama & History. 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
A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Alaala: A Martial Law Special for fans of Drama & History & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability a...

#3
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Alaala: A Martial Law Special for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#4
Madame X

Madame X

1966★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Alaala: A Martial Law Special for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a...

#5
No One Would Tell

No One Would Tell

1996★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Alaala: A Martial Law Special for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by...

#6
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Alaala: A Martial Law Special for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

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