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10 Best Movies Like My Name Is Joe

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

#1
The Angels' Share

The Angels' Share

2012★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Name Is Joe for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives....

#2
Lessons of Darkness

Lessons of Darkness

1992★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Name Is Joe for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape wit...

#3
Young Adam

Young Adam

2003★ 5.8

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

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits....

#4
Carla's Song

Carla's Song

1996★ 6.7

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

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories....

#5
The Lost Son

The Lost Son

1999★ 6.0

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

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from t...

#6
Avalanche

Avalanche

1982★ 7.8

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

A team of climbers are preparing for their new mountain climbing expedition. They are brought together by their mutual love for this dangerous sport, for its challenges. They, howe...