Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Act

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

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#1
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962★ 6.4

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

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany....

#2
The Night Train

The Night Train

2020★ 5.7

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

Oskar is on the night train heading home after an interview in Stockholm. With a long night ahead of him, he makes eye contact with Ahmad. For the first time, he meets the gaze of ...

#3
Absent

Absent

2020★ 8.0

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

Unable to afford proper menstrual products, Chloe is constantly faced with anxiety and humiliation; this is not the first time this has happened and it won’t be the last. 'Absent' ...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#5
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Act for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in an...

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Act for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...