Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Kick

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

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#1
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#2
Panther

Panther

1995★ 6.3

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

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist....

#3
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

#5
Red Dust

Red Dust

2004★ 5.9

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

Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was...

#6
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

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

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

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