Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sweat

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

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#1
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#2
Through the Fire

Through the Fire

2018★ 7.3

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

Franck is a firefighter in Paris. He saves people. He lives at the station with his wife, who is about to have twins. He’s happy. During a call out to a fire, he puts himself in da...

#3
The Horse

The Horse

1970★ 6.9

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

Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers on...

#4
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#5
Brother

Brother

2019★ 6.6

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

Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed educational center, waiting for h...

#6
Final Set

Final Set

2021★ 6.1

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

Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in...

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