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10 Best Movies Like Dark Is the Night

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

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#1
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#2
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#3
El padrino: The Latin Godfather

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. K...

#4
The Locket

The Locket

1946★ 6.4

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

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters....

#5
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#6
Cardboard Boxer

Cardboard Boxer

2016★ 6.3

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

Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl....

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