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10 Best Movies Like Scum

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

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#1
Bronson

Bronson

2009★ 7.0

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

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted ...

#2
The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

1980★ 7.2

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

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation ...

#3
In Hell

In Hell

2003★ 6.6

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

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment....

#4
Starred Up

Starred Up

2014★ 7.1

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

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemie...

#5
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

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

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#6
Ill Manors

Ill Manors

2012★ 6.3

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

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban...

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