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10 Best Movies Like After Words

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

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#1
Forgotten

Forgotten

2017★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Words for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightenin...

#2
Barbershop

Barbershop

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Words for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and w...

#3
Buttercup Bill

Buttercup Bill

2015★ 4.3

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

Buttercup Bill is the psycho-sexual romance of Patrick and Pernilla- mutually obsessed soul mates clinging to childhood secrets. Closer to twins separated at birth than friends or ...

#4
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Words for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the S...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Words for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at th...