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10 Best Movies Like A Wake

If you loved A Wake, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Akron

Akron

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they e...

#2
The Shack

The Shack

2017★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'....

#3
The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

2008★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationshi...

#4
Restless

Restless

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love....

#5
Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black

1998★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In...

#6
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbear...

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