Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Défaillance

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

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#1
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#2
Gloria Mundi

Gloria Mundi

2019★ 6.3

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

Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, her spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sal...

#3
The Divide

The Divide

2021★ 6.6

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

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest. Their encounter wi...

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#5
Brother

Brother

2019★ 6.6

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

Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed educational center, waiting for h...

#6
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Défaillance 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....

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