Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 23, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Long Story Short

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

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#1
Thelma

Thelma

2024★ 6.9

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

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her....

#2
Float

Float

2024★ 6.7

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

Waverly thought she had her future figured out: she’d start her medical residency in Toronto after a summer visit to her parents in Taipei. When her plans suddenly change, she make...

#3
The Ideal Palace

The Ideal Palace

2019★ 6.9

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

Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years....

#4
Back to Black

Back to Black

2024★ 6.7

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

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse ...

#5
Anyone But You

Anyone But You

2023★ 6.8

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

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what...

#6
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...