Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The 47

If you loved The 47, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Saint Judy

Saint Judy

2018★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 47 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives....

#2
A Better Life

A Better Life

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 47 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners....

#3
A Million Miles Away

A Million Miles Away

2023★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 47 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space....

#4
Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 47 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, onl...

#5
In America

In America

2003★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 47 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child....

#6
The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

2007★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 47 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a histor...

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