Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like With Great Joy

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

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#1
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#2
Kill 'em All 2

Kill 'em All 2

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to With Great Joy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Phillip and Suzanne are retired from the spy game, living peacefully off the grid. That's until their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their target from ...

#3
40 Acres

40 Acres

2025★ 6.7

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

Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now stru...

#4
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

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

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm....

#5
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to With Great Joy 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....

#6
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

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