Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Troubled

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

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#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#3
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philoso...

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled 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
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#6
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977★ 5.9

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

A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality....

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