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10 Best Movies Like Penance

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

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#1
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017★ 5.9

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

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

#2
Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood

1963★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penance for fans of Drama & Horror & Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration ...

#3
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penance for fans of Horror & Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly...

#4
Inside Man

Inside Man

2023★ 5.9

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

Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolu...

#5
The Jester 2

The Jester 2

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penance for fans of Horror & Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up...

#6
Trafficking

Trafficking

2023★ 6.1

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

Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from tr...

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