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10 Best Movies Like One Child Nation

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

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#1
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

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

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets ...

#2
The Cave

The Cave

2019★ 7.2

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

Deep beneath the surface in the Syrian province of Ghouta, a group of female doctors have established an underground field hospital. Under the supervision of paediatrician Dr. Aman...

#3
Room 237

Room 237

2012★ 6.1

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

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated thro...

#4
The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002★ 6.6

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

Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography....

#5
The Condemned

The Condemned

2007★ 6.1

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

Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must figh...

#6
Sniper: Legacy

Sniper: Legacy

2014★ 6.0

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

A rogue gunman is assassinating high-ranking military officers one by one. When Gunnery Sgt. Brandon Beckett is informed his father, legendary shooter Thomas Beckett has been kille...

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