Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like No Wave

If you loved No Wave, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Frequency

Frequency

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Wave for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. Afte...

#2
Contact

Contact

1997★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Wave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action...

#3
Awake

Awake

2021★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Wave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubl...

#4
A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Wave for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound ar...

#5
The Vast of Night

The Vast of Night

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Wave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of...

#6
Code 46

Code 46

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Wave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identit...

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