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10 Best Movies Like Scandal

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

#1
Oceans

Oceans

2010★ 7.4

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

An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world....

#2
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949★ 7.5

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

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s swelt...

#3
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

1963★ 6.7

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

Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival....

#4
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945★ 6.0

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

A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As ...

#5
Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974★ 7.4

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

A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan....

#6
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967★ 7.2

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

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. ...