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10 Best Movies Like No Way Back

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

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#1
Ruby & Quentin

Ruby & Quentin

2003★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Way Back for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a...

#2
Benedetta

Benedetta

2021★ 6.6

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

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core....

#3
The Roses

The Roses

2025★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Way Back for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing ...

#4
Dying

Dying

2024★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Way Back for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mother Lissy, father Gerd, son Tom and daughter Ellen: the members of the Lunies family are estranged. But confronted with death, they finally meet each other again....

#5
The Little Boy

The Little Boy

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to No Way Back for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eight-year old Francois has moved from Paris to a quiet chateau with his parents who want to escape the stress of the war. In a nearby town, his father's mistress works as a tutor....

#6
La Symphonie fantastique

La Symphonie fantastique

1942★ 6.4

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

The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anato...