Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Master

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

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#1
Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011★ 6.6

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

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares wit...

#2
Three Christs

Three Christs

2017★ 6.6

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

Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ....

#3
My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

2021★ 7.5

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

Returning war veteran SFC Travis Fox has one more battle to fight – PTSD. Following an improvised explosive device attack that killed his best friend and their entire Ranger platoo...

#4
Cherry

Cherry

2021★ 7.3

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

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crim...

#5
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016★ 6.0

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

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the reali...

#6
Mudbound

Mudbound

2017★ 7.4

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

In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the bat...

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