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10 Best Movies Like Permission

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

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#1
Equilibrium

Equilibrium

2002★ 7.0

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

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the...

#2
Light of My Life

Light of My Life

2019★ 6.5

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

Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bon...

#3
Walking with the Enemy

Walking with the Enemy

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Permission for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness ...

#4
1984

1984

1956★ 6.5

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

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love....

#5
Final Score

Final Score

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Permission for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a stadium is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals during a major sporting event, an ex-soldier must use all his military skills to save both the daughter of a fallen c...

#6
Snowden

Snowden

2016★ 7.1

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

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press....

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