15 Movies Like The Three Friends

Loved The Three Friends? 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.

Capernaum
#1

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 Three Friends.

The Voice of Hind Rajab
#2

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 Three Friends.

The Unforgivable
#3

The Unforgivable

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

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

The Enforcer
#4

The Enforcer

A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.

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

Abdu Mouta
#5

Abdu Mouta

Abdo is a thug working in the drug trade after losing his parents, using force to impose royalties on the people of the neighborhood, while Angham is looking to marry him, and the dancer Rabyia has an affair with him, and so is his cousin Alyia.

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

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 Three Friends.

Gigi & Nate
#7

Gigi & Nate

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

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

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
#8

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 Three Friends.

All That's Left of You
#9

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 Three Friends.

Blood Ties
#10

Blood Ties

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

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

I Was a Stranger
#11

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 Three Friends.

Eagles of the Republic
#12

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 The Three Friends.

Hands of Stone
#13

Hands of Stone

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

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

The Visit
#14

The Visit

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...

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

The Firm
#15

The Firm

A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious, well-organised gang of football hooligans. When 'The Firm' decide to confront a rival gang, it ends in tragedy.

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