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10 Best Movies Like Beyond the Lights

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

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#1
LUV

LUV

2013★ 5.8

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

Over the course of one day, a shy 13-year-old forms a bond with his troubled uncle....

#2
Dope Sick Love

Dope Sick Love

2005★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beyond the Lights for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two heroin-addicted couples lead hard and stressful lives on the streets of New York....

#3
Dance 'Til Dawn

Dance 'Til Dawn

1988★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beyond the Lights for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The seniors of Herbert Hoover High School hold a prom they will never forget. Popular girl Shelley ditches her date and ends up spending the night with the more unpopular Dan; Kevi...

#4
Mississippi Damned

Mississippi Damned

2009★ 5.3

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

Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence....

#5
Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen

Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen

1983★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beyond the Lights for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A complex visual study of the women of rural Senegal. Through a complicity of interaction between film and spectator, Reassemblage reflects on documentary filmmaking and the ethnog...

#6
Age of Consent

Age of Consent

1969★ 5.9

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

An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try once more. On the island he re-disco...