15 Movies Like The Matchmaker

Loved The Matchmaker? 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.

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
#1

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

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

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 The Matchmaker.

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 The Matchmaker.

Overdrive
#4

Overdrive

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

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

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
#5

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 The Matchmaker.

From the Ashes: The Pit
#6

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 The Matchmaker.

All That's Left of You
#7

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 The Matchmaker.

I Was a Stranger
#8

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 The Matchmaker.

Brute Force
#9

Brute Force

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

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

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
#10

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die

When Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don't become his latest victim.

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

Chief Omar Harb
#11

Chief Omar Harb

Omar Harb runs a gambling casino. A quiet young man lands a job at the casino, despite his family's abhorrence and disapproval, to get the money necessary for his marriage. He excels at work and catches the attention of the manager who chooses him for a challenging task.

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

Escaping Tel Aviv
#12

Escaping Tel Aviv

A seemingly ordinary life is shattered when a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into a high-stakes international conflict. As loyalties blur and danger escalates, an Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option.

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

Bittersweet
#13

Bittersweet

An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.

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

Karmouz War
#14

Karmouz War

Alexandria, Egypt, 1940. Three young Egyptians come to the aid of a woman being attacked by three British soldiers. One of them is arrested and thrown in jail. When the military surrounds the police station and begins an all-out assault, it's up to one man, Gen. Youssef al-Masri, to defend his prison and protect his people.

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

Mosul
#15

Mosul

When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle to save their home city of Mosul.

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