15 Movies Like Lottery

Loved Lottery? 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.

Traffic
#1

Traffic

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

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

Ghost
#2

Ghost

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

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

Kill the Irishman
#3

Kill the Irishman

Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.

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

The Bluff
#4

The Bluff

When her tranquil life on a remote island is shattered by the return of her vengeful former captain, a skilled ex-pirate must confront her bloody past and unleash her deadly talents to save her family from a ruthless siege.

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

24 Frames
#5

24 Frames

A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the last three years of his life.

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

In Secret
#6

In Secret

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.

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

Angel Eyes
#7

Angel Eyes

A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.

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

A Most Violent Year
#8

A Most Violent Year

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

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

Where Is The Friend's House?
#9

Where Is The Friend's House?

An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

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

Taste of Cherry
#10

Taste of Cherry

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

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

A Separation
#11

A Separation

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

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

Violent Ends
#12

Violent Ends

Lucas Frost, an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence, tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma. He is suddenly pulled back into the family business he so despises when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery on a local scrap yard and an innocent life is caught in the crossfire.

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

Damascus Time
#13

Damascus Time

Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.

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

Children of Heaven
#14

Children of Heaven

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.

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

Killer Heat
#15

Killer Heat

An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

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