Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like December

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

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#1
Days of Glory

Days of Glory

2006★ 6.7

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

1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigeno...

#2
Intimate Enemies

Intimate Enemies

2007★ 6.4

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

A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence....

#3
The Stranger

The Stranger

2025★ 6.8

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

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with ...

#4
Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

2015★ 7.6

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

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his c...

#5
Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians

2020★ 5.9

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

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, us...

#6
Far from Men

Far from Men

2015★ 6.8

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

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities....

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