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10 Best Movies Like REC

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

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#1
August

August

2011★ 5.8

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

August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and...

#2
Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013★ 6.6

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

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted....

#3
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

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

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#4
The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

2020★ 6.8

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

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths....

#5
Wish You

Wish You

2021★ 7.3

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

Singing and dreaming together, a talented singer-songwriter and a same-aged keyboardist add harmony and love to each other's lives....

#6
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

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