Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Forest

If you loved The Forest, 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 The Forest 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
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#3
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philoso...

#4
God's Pocket

God's Pocket

2014★ 5.8

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

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters....

#5
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Forest 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....

#6
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

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