15 Movies Like The Hell of '63

Loved The Hell of '63? 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.

Heresy
#1

Heresy

In a medieval Dutch village, a young woman is caught between her faith, fanatic townsfolk and the dark forces lurking in the woods.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

Girl
#2

Girl

A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

Swingers
#3

Swingers

Despite Diana's insecure nature, she and her husband Julian agree with the idea to sexually experiment with another couple. They put out an ad on the net to which the well experienced Alex and Timo react. We follow Diana and Julian as they prepare for the arrival of Alex and Timo, who they have invited to their home for the weekend. Diana is nervous. As soon as she is confronted with the self-confident and ravishingly sexy Alex, her insecurity increases even more. Timo seems disinterested, a sharp contrast to the boyish excitement of Julian. But as night falls and their sexual exploration begins, we notice Timo may not be as casual as he initially seemed and Diana on the other hand contains hidden strength. And so we realize there's more to 'Swingers' than just sex. Swingers: could your relationship stand the test?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

Zillion
#4

Zillion

It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it. The futuristic mega discotheque Zillion is a fact and Frank turns from computer dealer to the pivotal figure of the Antwerp nightlife. He parades with the most beautiful women in Belgium and forges an alliance with Dennis Black Magic, the porn king who provides the spicy extras. Unfortunately, beautiful songs don't last long either.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

Rush
#5

Rush

In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hell of '63.

Two Queens and One Consort
#6

Two Queens and One Consort

At the deathbed of his used-to-be militant mother an older man looks back at his childhood, when he was in love with his sensual aunt Coleta.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

Young Hearts
#7

Young Hearts

14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

We
#8

We

During a scorching summer in a Belgian-Dutch border village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the listless monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and pretty soon, their sexual curiosity starts to blur the lines between right and wrong. As innocence is crushed in depraved games and sexual exploitation, the teenagers soon turn into ruthless predators.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

The Ice Storm
#9

The Ice Storm

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hell of '63.

Charm City Kings
#10

Charm City Kings

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hell of '63.

Lords of Dogtown
#11

Lords of Dogtown

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hell of '63.

Naked
#12

Naked

Eight-year-old Erik's mother takes him to the sauna for the first time in his life. There, he has to disrobe and sees lots of naked men and women around him. He feels very uncomfortable at first but then he seems to enjoy it.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

Black Book
#13

Black Book

Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.

End of the Spear
#14

End of the Spear

"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Hell of '63.

The Northerners
#15

The Northerners

A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Hell of '63.