Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 28, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Island of Light

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

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#1
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941★ 5.6

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

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese a...

#2
Python 2

Python 2

2002★ 5.4

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

A man, his business partner, and his wife are enlisted to transport an unknown object from a Russian military base, only to discover that the object is a giant, genetically-altered...

#3
Aliens vs Avatars

Aliens vs Avatars

2011★ 3.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Island of Light for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Six college friends blowing off steam on a camping trip, find themselves caught up in a cat and mouse hunt with an Alien monster. Not knowing what to do or who to trust, they strug...

#4
Cruise

Cruise

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Island of Light for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the wrong side of the tracks falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island....

#5
Leimert Park: The Story of a Village in South Central Los Angeles

Leimert Park: The Story of a Village in South Central Los Angeles

★ 8.3

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

An extraordinary group of artists and musicians, in the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, creates an underground arts movement and transform a community....

#6
Transformer

Transformer

2018★ 5.9

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

In the summer of 2015, former US Marine and world record weightlifter Janae Marie Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender. The reaction was universal: her sponsors aban...