Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Opera Jakarta

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

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#1
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#2
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#3
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#4
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#5
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#6
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

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