Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

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
Ray Donovan: The Movie

Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022★ 6.8

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

A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn...

#2
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...

#3
I Am Elizabeth Smart

I Am Elizabeth Smart

2017★ 6.9

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

The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective....

#4
Black Site

Black Site

2022★ 6.1

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

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysteri...

#5
God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

2023★ 6.0

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

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the ...

#6
The System

The System

2022★ 7.1

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

When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figu...

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