Movies Like On Probation (2005)

On Probation is a 2005 action, comedy, crime, drama, mystery film from Damián Szifron with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Silver Linings Playbook and The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Action Comedy Crime Drama Mystery

Silver Linings Playbook

2012

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

7.1

MagicScore

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

6.5

MagicScore

Summer Things

2002

Two couple of friends, one very rich, the other almost homeless, decide to go on Holiday. Julie, a single mother, joins them too. Once at seaside, it starts a complicate love cross among them that will involve also a transsexual, a jealous brother, a Latin Lover and another nervous stressed couple. Not to mention about the daughter of one of them that is secretly in Chicago with one of her father's employees... At the end of the summer, all of them will join the same party...

5.8

MagicScore

Deep Water

2022

A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

5.8

MagicScore

A Royal Affair

2012

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

7.4

MagicScore

Niagara

1953

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.

6.8

MagicScore

Mujeres infieles 2

2003

Anthology movie, three stories about marriages in crisis.

6.2

MagicScore

Babygirl

2024

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

5.7

MagicScore

The End of the Affair

1955

During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a book. Sarah is married, but she and Maurice eventually give in to their mutual attraction, leading to an affair that lasts several months. Maurice's jealousy, along with the bombing of London by the Germans, seemingly leads to the end of their relationship. However, the reasons are later revealed to be more complex.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

The Voyeur

1994

At a college in Rome, a professor, nicknamed "Dodo" is in a deep depression. His stunningly beautiful wife has just left him for another man. Dodo wants her back very badly and has erotic daydreams about her. A beautiful young student in his class asks him for a ride home and seduces the lucky man, but still he wonders about his wife and her lover.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Iceman

2014

An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later, they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.

5.5

MagicScore

#12

Dog Eat Dog

2016

Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Operation Red Sea

2018

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Whirlpool

1950

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Beat the Devil

1953

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Mortal Transfer

2001

Michel, a psycho-analyst, falls asleep while listening to his patient Olga, a kleptomaniac and a sexual pervert, tell him how she likes her husband beating her. When he wakes up, he finds Olga having been choked to death. He now has to deal with a body, with Olga's rich husband who thinks she stole money from him, and with all his patients' insanity that haunts him.

5.1

MagicScore

#17

Skyfall

2012

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Let's Be Cops

2014

Best pals Ryan and Justin are stalled in their respective careers -- a fact that is painfully driven home when they go to a college reunion. Dressed as police in the mistaken belief that they were to attend a costume party, Ryan and Justin find that the uniforms earn them much respect and attention. Although Justin is uncomfortable with the idea, Ryan decides to continue with the charade, putting them both in increasingly dangerous situations. When these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

The Cat in the Hat

2003

During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Fun soon turns to mayhem, and the siblings must figure out how to rid themselves of the maniacal Cat.

5.3

MagicScore

#20

Off Beat

1986

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.

4.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like On Probation?

The top films similar to On Probation by MovieMagicScore are Silver Linings Playbook (7.1), The Postman Always Rings Twice (6.5), Summer Things (5.8). Each shares action/comedy/crime/drama/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is On Probation worth watching?

On Probation holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 126 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is On Probation?

On Probation (2005) is a action, comedy, crime, drama, mystery film directed by Damián Szifron, starring Diego Peretti, Luis Luque, Oscar Ferreiro.

Where can I find more recommendations like On Probation?

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About movies like On Probation

This ranked list pairs On Probation (2005), a action and comedy and crime and drama and mystery film from Damián Szifron, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Diego Peretti take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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