Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Promise

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

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#1
Wasp

Wasp

2003★ 7.2

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

Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him...

#2
Deaf

Deaf

2025★ 7.2

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

Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, partner Héctor supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacki...

#3
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

2025★ 6.6

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

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season....

#4
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#5
Helen

Helen

2009★ 6.5

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

On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depressio...

#6
Cria!

Cria!

1976★ 7.5

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

Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother....

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