Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Upstate

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

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#1
The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

2022★ 6.5

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

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of g...

#2
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#3
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Upstate 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....

#4
Hellion

Hellion

2014★ 5.9

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

When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

#5
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#6
God's Pocket

God's Pocket

2014★ 5.8

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

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters....

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