Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shame

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

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#1
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#4
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

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

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#5
3 Faces

3 Faces

2018★ 6.7

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

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing enc...

#6
All Together Now

All Together Now

2020★ 6.7

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

An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?...

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