Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Backyard

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

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#1
Lost in the Night

Lost in the Night

2023★ 6.5

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

A young man from a small mining town embroils himself with a wealthy family with a dubious past....

#2
Navajeros

Navajeros

1980★ 6.4

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

A chronicle of the life of Jaro, the leader of a juvenile delinquent gang, depicting his rise from street urchin to outlaw anti-hero on the way to his inevitable end....

#3
Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

2015★ 7.2

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

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years....

#4
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

1984★ 6.3

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

Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopa...

#5
Battle in Heaven

Battle in Heaven

2005★ 5.8

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

Set in Mexico City, Carlos Reygadas's sexually explicit drama centers on a man in turmoil over his past actions. Chauffer Marcos feels compelled to reveal a dark secret to his boss...

#6
Gotti

Gotti

1996★ 6.5

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

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in Am...

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