15 Movies Like The Rooster

Loved The Rooster? 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.

Midway
#1

Midway

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
#2

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

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

Je m'appelle Agneta
#3

Je m'appelle Agneta

Craving a fresh start, recently unemployed Agneta accepts an au pair gig in Provence that turns into an indulgent escape — and an unexpected awakening.

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

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
#4

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

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

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
#5

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.

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

The Time Machine
#6

The Time Machine

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.

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

The Vikings
#7

The Vikings

Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.

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

Private Number 91-Karlsson
#8

Private Number 91-Karlsson

The Squadron leader throws big a party where one of his colleagues is going to demonstrate a new type of explosive substance.

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

A Man Called Ove
#9

A Man Called Ove

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

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

Nine to Five
#10

Nine to Five

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

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

A-X-L
#11

A-X-L

The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.

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

The Year I Started Masturbating
#12

The Year I Started Masturbating

Ambitious overachiever Hanna just needs one more kid before her life is perfect. Instead, her baby daddy unexpectedly dumps her. Suddenly, she finds herself without a place to live, job or family. With every fiber of her being set for victory, Hanna refuses to give up and decides to win him back. But to get there means having to win something much more important, love and desire for herself and who she is.

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

Against the Sun
#13

Against the Sun

A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.

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

Pippi Longstocking
#14

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun nature makes her easy to befriend, as neighbors Tommy and Annika find, but can also earn ire, especially from social worker Mrs. Prysselius.

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

The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca
#15

The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca

Vanheden and Dynamit-Harry, together with Harry's fiancée Doris, are in Mallorca while Sickan is still in Stockholm. However, Wall-Enberg talks him into doing a break-in at Las Palmas cathedral in Mallorca. Once persuaded, he can't resist the temptation and travels to Mallorca as well. However, Wall-Enberg obviously can't be trusted. Sickan is framed, caught and put in jail. While being escorted home to Sweden again, Vanheden and Harry sets up a plan to break him free. Sickan, once free, wants payback. The gang discover that an antiques dealer called Germann has something to do with the whole thing and that she's also collaborating with Wall-Enberg. The gang then decide to take a closer look at her and her antiques and they discover that there's a heist being planned against the cathedral in Palma.

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