Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hard Times

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Hard Times.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#3
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#4
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Times 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...

#5
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#6
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

Advertisement