Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Afterschool

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

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#1
Love Exposure

Love Exposure

2008★ 8.0

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

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an `up-skirt' photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo h...

#2
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002★ 6.6

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

A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends....

#3
Water Lilies

Water Lilies

2007★ 6.5

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

Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a cha...

#4
Cop Car

Cop Car

2015★ 6.0

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

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride....

#5
Spellbound

Spellbound

1945★ 7.4

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

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an...

#6
The Vanishing

The Vanishing

2019★ 5.7

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

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep....