10 Best Movies Like The Penalty
If you loved The Penalty, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Bob le Flambeur
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penalty for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. Ho...
One Week
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penalty for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the h...
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penalty for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster w...
Backlash
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penalty for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lo...
The Mark of Zorro
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penalty for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012....
Dance of the Damned
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penalty for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A vampire follows his instincts to a strip joint where he focuses in on one of the performers. He picks her for his meal because she is contemplating suicide, but he wants to share...