Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Niente

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

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#1
Lady Bird

Lady Bird

2017★ 7.3

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

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and te...

#2
Words on Bathroom Walls

Words on Bathroom Walls

2020★ 7.8

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

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant cla...

#3
Thirteen

Thirteen

2003★ 6.7

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

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long...

#4
The Kissing Booth

The Kissing Booth

2018★ 7.2

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

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend....

#5
Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999★ 7.6

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

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wond...

#6
I Kill Giants

I Kill Giants

2017★ 6.2

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

Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not under...

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