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10 Best Movies Like Afterthought

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

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#1
Machete

Machete

2010★ 6.3

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

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss....

#2
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#3
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#4
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

2005★ 7.7

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

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he i...