Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hala

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

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#1
Hala

Hala

2019★ 6.3

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

Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a...

#2
Yes, God, Yes

Yes, God, Yes

2020★ 6.3

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

Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be considered a sin....

#3
Lady Bird

Lady Bird

2017★ 7.3

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

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and te...

#4
Dìdi (弟弟)

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024★ 7.2

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

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how t...

#5
Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

2002★ 6.1

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

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee...

#6
mid90s

mid90s

2018★ 7.5

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

In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop....

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