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10 Best Movies Like First Encounter

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

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#1
Lord of the Streets

Lord of the Streets

2022★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Encounter for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When Jason Dyson refuses to make his prized fighter throw an MMA match, a notorious gangster collects his debt by killing the fighter and kidnapping Jason's daughter. Now he must t...

#2
Return

Return

★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Encounter for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#3
12

12

2017★ 5.9

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

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and b...

#4
Return

Return

2023★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Encounter for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she's in her mid-30s, and she's the wife of a Crimean Tatar political pr...

#5
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Encounter for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#6
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

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

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....