Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Englishman

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

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

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

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

#3
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

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

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#4
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

2019★ 6.7

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

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t...

#5
O.G.

O.G.

2018★ 5.9

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

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Be...

#6
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

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