Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Awakenings

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

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#1
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017ā€¢ā˜… 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#2
Kisses

Kisses

2008ā€¢ā˜… 7.1

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

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin....

#3
Electricity

Electricity

2014ā€¢ā˜… 5.8

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

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip....

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960ā€¢ā˜… 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#5
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972ā€¢ā˜… 7.3

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

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

#6
Babylon

Babylon

1980ā€¢ā˜… 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

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