Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 22, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Backlight

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

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#1
R-Point

R-Point

2004★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backlight for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nha-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead....

#2
Fantastic Return to Oz

Fantastic Return to Oz

2019★ 5.4

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

A year to the day after Dorothy and the people of the Emerald City defeated Urfin Jus, the villain is trying to exact his revenge. To command the army of Carraci, however, Urfin ne...

#3
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008★ 9.0

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

When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin. Max and Jerry camp out on the terrace to prove their manhood....

#4
A Husband On Demand

A Husband On Demand

1985★ 7.3

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

A rich man hires another man to marry his ex-wife....

#5
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972★ 7.4

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

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son,...

#6
Big Top Scooby-Doo!

Big Top Scooby-Doo!

2012★ 7.7

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

When Scooby and the gang hear of a werewolf plaguing a traveling circus, they go undercover as circus performers to get to the bottom....