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10 Best Movies Like In the Custody of Strangers

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

#1
Cleanskin

Cleanskin

2012★ 5.6

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

While working undercover as a bodyguard to arms dealer Harry, former-soldier-turned-secret-service-agent Ewan survives a bloody shootout with a member of an Islamic terrorist cell ...

#2
David

David

1988★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Custody of Strangers for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of David Rothenberg whose disturbed father set him on fire....

#3
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012★ 8.2

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

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner....

#4
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002★ 8.0

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

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI...

#5
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Custody of Strangers for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#6
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957★ 8.6

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

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...