Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Lanka

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

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#1
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lanka for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#2
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lanka for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream....

#3
Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

2015★ 7.2

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

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years....

#4
Trafficking

Trafficking

2023★ 6.1

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

Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from tr...

#5
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lanka for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise....

#6
Little Odessa

Little Odessa

1994★ 6.5

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

Long separated from his family, hitman Joshua returns to Brighton Beach for a contract killing for the Russian Mafia. His abusive father, Arkady, banned him from returning after Jo...

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