Movies like The Paradise (2026)

Name: The Paradise
Released: 2026

9 films to watch after The Paradise, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

In 1980s Secunderabad, a marginalised tribe battles discrimination and fights for citizenship under an unexpected leader's guidance, challenging systemic oppression.

1

We Die Young (2019)

Fit 63%

Shares Drama, Action and Thriller with The Paradise.

Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.
2

Beirut (2018)

Fit 59%

Shares Action, Thriller and Drama with The Paradise.

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.
3

Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

Fit 58%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Paradise.

A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
4

Menace II Society (1993)

Fit 57%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Paradise.

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
5

Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

Fit 52%

Shares Action and Thriller with The Paradise.

Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
6

Coffy (1973)

Fit 52%

Shares Thriller and Drama with The Paradise.

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
7

Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017)

Fit 49%

Shares Action, Drama and Thriller with The Paradise.

In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.
8

The Substitute (1996)

Fit 44%

Shares Action, Drama and Thriller with The Paradise.

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
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Polar (2019)

Fit 42%

Shares Action and Drama with The Paradise.

When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.