Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Variety

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

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#1
Underworld

Underworld

1927★ 7.0

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

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend....

#2
A Score to Settle

A Score to Settle

2019★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variety for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him....

#3
Trapeze

Trapeze

1956★ 6.3

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

A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer....

#4
Run

Run

1991★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variety for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police....

#5
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937★ 7.1

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

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is for...

#6
Bronson

Bronson

2009★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variety for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted ...

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