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10 Best Movies Like Joe

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

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#1
Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969★ 7.5

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

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and...

#2
Cop

Cop

1988★ 6.3

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

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him....

#3
Boy A

Boy A

2008★ 7.1

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

Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the r...

#4
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991★ 7.3

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

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public d...

#5
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

2011★ 5.9

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

A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control....

#6
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1985★ 7.3

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

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues afte...

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