Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like MELA

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

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#1
Black Site

Black Site

2022★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to MELA for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysteri...

#2
A Crooked Somebody

A Crooked Somebody

2018★ 6.3

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

An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity....

#3
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to MELA for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#4
Best of the Best 2

Best of the Best 2

1993★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to MELA for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his be...

#5
The Parts You Lose

The Parts You Lose

2019★ 6.7

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

An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm....

#6
Shimmer Lake

Shimmer Lake

2017★ 5.9

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

Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong....

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