Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Permitted

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

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#1
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Permitted for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in....

#2
King of Killers

King of Killers

2023★ 6.3

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

Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted....

#3
Off the Grid

Off the Grid

2025★ 6.0

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

After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike fo...

#4
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Permitted for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a ma...

#5
Chief of Station

Chief of Station

2024★ 6.1

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

After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a co...

#6
A Patch of Fog

A Patch of Fog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Permitted for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint w...

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