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10 Best Movies Like Merantau

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

#1
Pollock

Pollock

2000★ 6.7

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

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back ...

#2
Wing Chun

Wing Chun

1994★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Merantau for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around h...

#3
Patrick

Patrick

2013★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Merantau for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the ho...

#4
Macabre

Macabre

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Merantau for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Six friends are captured and tortured by a murderous family after giving a ride home to a desperate stranger....

#5
They Called Him Spencer

They Called Him Spencer

2017★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Merantau for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

SIE NANNTEN IHN SPENCER follows two of Bud Spencer's biggest fans on a road trip through Europe in search for their idol, who captured the hearts of millions and had so much more t...

#6
MindGamers

MindGamers

2015★ 4.7

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

A group of young bio-engineers discover they can use quantum physics to transfer motor-skills between human brains. Believing this to be a first step towards a new intellectual fr...