Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Handbrake

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

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#1
An Unmarried Woman

An Unmarried Woman

1978★ 6.7

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

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman....

#2
Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

1970★ 7.1

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

Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past....

#3
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1973★ 7.0

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

Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh....

#4
The Night Before

The Night Before

1988★ 6.1

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

A popular beauty surprisingly asks a nerd to take her to the prom. He wakes up hours later in a sleazy alley. She's missing but he remembers nothing about it....

#5
Book Club: The Next Chapter

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023★ 6.3

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

Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a ...

#6
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken

2020★ 6.7

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

Three women’s lives intersect at a lakeside resort and are forever changed by the love of a special needs boy....

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