Movies Like Another Future

If you liked Another Future (1989), a movie directed by Richard Prost, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
LA BOLA NEGRA (2026)
★ 8.1/10
The intertwined lives of three men in three different eras, three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain, and legacy.
2
While at War (2019)
★ 7.1/10
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end…
3
Guernica (2016)
★ 5.8/10
The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.
4
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
★ 6.5/10
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk…
5
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
★ 7.3/10
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for…
6
Butterfly (1999)
★ 7.3/10
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the…
7
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
★ 6/10
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the…
8
Punishment Park (1971)
★ 7.3/10
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail…
9
Land and Freedom (1995)
★ 7.3/10
Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación…
10
The 13 Roses (2007)
★ 6.6/10
True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the…
11
The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018)
★ 6.9/10
Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of…
12
Ay, Carmela! (1990)
★ 6.7/10
During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.
13
For Sama (2019)
★ 8.2/10
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all…
14
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
15
Roger & Me (1989)
★ 7.1/10
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
16
Unthinkable (2010)
★ 6.8/10
The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes…
17
Argentina 1985 (2022)
★ 7.8/10
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
18
Fuck (2006)
★ 6.4/10
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
19
She Walks in Darkness (2025)
★ 6.7/10
A young agent leaves everything behind to pose as a member of ETA, risking her life to uncover the terrorists' hideouts in the south of France.
20
Audrey (2020)
★ 7.1/10
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).