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

The Devils
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penitent for fans of Horror & Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to explo...

Alice, Sweet Alice
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penitent for fans of Horror & Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When K...

Caged
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penitent for fans of Horror & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and ...

Across 110th Street
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penitent for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to...

Suburbicon
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penitent for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

Black Caesar
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Penitent for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney....