Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 31, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Heat of Midnight

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Heat of Midnight.

View Review →
#1
Mallrats

Mallrats

1995★ 6.8

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

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respec...

#2
Skyfall

Skyfall

2012★ 7.3

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

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from ...

#3
Scream 4

Scream 4

2011★ 6.5

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

Ten years after the original Woodsboro murders, one of the survivors returns home to promote their new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targe...

#4
After Earth

After Earth

2013★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heat of Midnight for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended t...

#5
The Astronaut's Wife

The Astronaut's Wife

1999★ 5.6

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

When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more ofte...

#6
The Onion Movie

The Onion Movie

2008★ 6.1

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

Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a st...