Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Maktub

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

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#1
Palindromes

Palindromes

2005★ 6.2

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

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revo...

#2
Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

2000★ 6.4

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

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie....

#3
Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018★ 5.9

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

An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who want them dead or alive - pr...

#4
Something Wild

Something Wild

1986★ 6.6

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

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up....

#5
White Heat

White Heat

1949★ 7.7

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

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy t...

#6
Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984★ 6.3

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

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills....

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