Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 21, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Deadline

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

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#1
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

2023★ 6.3

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

To earn extra cash, Mickey helps couples break up — but life gets complicated when he falls for Tinni, a career woman with an independent streak....

#2
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral

2008★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tomoe Enjou is attacked by bullies from his old school and saved by Shiki Ryougi. He asks her to hide him at her place and admits that he killed someone. Several days later, there ...

#3
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

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

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#4
The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

1965★ 7.1

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

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie....

#5
Main Atal Hoon

Main Atal Hoon

2024★ 5.8

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

Statesman and poet Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's eloquence and vision shaped India's destiny. A look at his remarkable life as he led his country through a challenging period of chan...

#6
Re-Existences

Re-Existences

2020★ 7.4

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

“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community....