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10 Best Movies Like What's Going On?

If you loved What's Going On?, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Going On? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Going On? 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....

#3
Rogue Agent

Rogue Agent

2022★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Going On? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice....

#4
O.G.

O.G.

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Going On? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Be...

#5
Lady Driver

Lady Driver

2020★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Going On? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

#6
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What's Going On? for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

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