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10 Best Movies Like The Competition

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

#1
Timbuktu

Timbuktu

2014★ 7.0

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

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fish...

#2
Et les mistrals gagnants

Et les mistrals gagnants

2017★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Competition for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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#3
8½

1963★ 8.1

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

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gat...

#4
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

2017★ 6.9

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

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie....

#5
The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

2018★ 7.1

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

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his...

#6
Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016★ 7.6

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

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him f...