
10 Best Movies Like The Illegal
If you loved The Illegal, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Babylon
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Illegal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

Farming
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Illegal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

Bastard Out of Carolina
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Illegal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

Lady Driver
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Illegal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

The Nest
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Illegal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

What Maisie Knew
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Illegal 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....