15 Movies Like Black February

Loved Black February? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

7 Dogs
#1

7 Dogs

Interpol agent Khalid Al-Azzazi joins forces with Ghali Abu Dawood from the 7 Dogs crime syndicate to fight drug trafficking.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

Capernaum
#2

Capernaum

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

The Voice of Hind Rajab
#3

The Voice of Hind Rajab

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

Family Weekend
#4

Family Weekend

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Black February.

Eagles of the Republic
#5

Eagles of the Republic

George Fahmy, Egypt's most adored actor, is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like moth drawn to flame, he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the project.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

CQ
#6

CQ

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Black February.

Landline
#7

Landline

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Black February.

The Beanie Bubble
#8

The Beanie Bubble

Ty was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women turned his stuffed animals into a defining '90s trend. This behind-the-scenes look at history's biggest toy craze is a wild story about what—and who—is valued in this world.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Black February.

SubUrbia
#9

SubUrbia

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Black February.

All That's Left of You
#10

All That's Left of You

In the Occupied West Bank in Palestine of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family's life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of ethnic cleansing, but the unbreakable spirit of survival.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

Groom & Two Brides
#11

Groom & Two Brides

Adam is allergic to love, but somehow ends up engaged to both his boss's daughter and his first love. Now he must try to keep his double life a secret.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

Daddy Longlegs
#12

Daddy Longlegs

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Black February.

From the Ashes: The Pit
#13

From the Ashes: The Pit

Trapped in an underground pit during a storm, three students from an all-girls school must confront their personal conflicts as they fight to survive.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

I Was a Stranger
#14

I Was a Stranger

A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
#15

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Black February.