Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Wicked

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

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#1
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958★ 6.9

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

Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row....

#2
O.G.

O.G.

2018★ 5.9

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

#3
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#4
The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

2008★ 6.0

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

After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, ...

#5
The Big House

The Big House

1930★ 6.6

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

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal con...

#6
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

1972★ 6.5

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

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts ...

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