15 Movies Like The Promised Land

Loved The Promised Land? 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.

365 Days: This Day
#1

365 Days: This Day

Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple's new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.

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

Schindler's List
#2

Schindler's List

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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

The Next 365 Days
#3

The Next 365 Days

Laura and Massimo's relationship hangs in the balance as they try to overcome trust issues while a tenacious Nacho works to push them apart.

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

365 Days
#4

365 Days

A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.

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

Colonel Kwiatkowski
#5

Colonel Kwiatkowski

Military doctor Kwiatkowski, serving in a barracks hospital on the Western Territories, is rewarded with a week’s leave after successfully operating on Colonel Kiziora of the UB. He and his friend steal a truck bound for Warsaw, where among the ruins of his former home he meets his prewar neighbor Krysia, instantly falls in love, and, after a brawl with a Russian officer at a dance in the surviving “Polonia” hotel, pretends to be a high-ranking UB colonel to save face.

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

The Machinist
#6

The Machinist

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

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

Lawn Dogs
#7

Lawn Dogs

In the affluent, gated community of Camelot Gardens, bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while their unwitting husbands try desperately to climb the social ladder. Trent, a 21-year-old outsider who mows the neighborhood lawns, quietly observes the infidelities and hypocrisies of this overly privileged society. When Devon, a 10-year-old daughter from one family, forges a friendship with Trent, things suddenly get very complicated.

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

Heatwave
#8

Heatwave

A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

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

Fahrenheit 451
#9

Fahrenheit 451

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…

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

Shameless
#10

Shameless

In an incendiary story of love, desire, and betrayal between siblings, the rebellious young Tadek returns to his half-sister Anka’s home in search of solace and affection. Bound together by a painful shared family history, brother and sister must find a way to break free in order to survive. This formidable debut fearlessly yet tenderly explores one of society’s last taboos.

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

The Coldest Game
#11

The Coldest Game

Warsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is recruited to hold a dangerous public match against the Soviet champion, while playing the deadly game of espionage hidden in the darkest shadows of a hostile territory.

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

The Peasants
#12

The Peasants

Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.

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

Trumbo
#13

Trumbo

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

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

Furioza
#14

Furioza

A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

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

Devilish Education
#15

Devilish Education

In a rural Catholic village, young Gosia tends cattle and lives an innocent, sheltered life. One summer day, while bathing in the river, she is unknowingly observed by a mysterious painter. When he later reveals his portrait of her, Gosia’s initial shame gives way to curiosity, drawing her into an awakening of desire and a confrontation with temptation.

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