Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Manila

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

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#1
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Manila 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...

#2
God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

2023★ 6.0

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

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the ...

#3
Jawbone

Jawbone

2017★ 6.2

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

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the ...

#4
Gotti

Gotti

1996★ 6.5

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

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in Am...

#5
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

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

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

#6
The Protector

The Protector

1985★ 6.0

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

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man'...

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