Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Roots

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

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#1
Suzi Q

Suzi Q

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973....

#2
The Way Back

The Way Back

2022★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ember is a 21-year-old photography student, stubborn, confident and independent. Her biggest dream has always been to move out of her hometown - she hated it for as long as she cou...

#3
Slayers Return

Slayers Return

1996★ 6.5

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

Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon ...

#4
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983★ 6.9

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

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hu...

#5
Gulliver Returns

Gulliver Returns

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

World traveler and adventurer Gulliver is invited to return to Lilliput, the town he previously saved from the enemy fleet of the neighboring Blefuscu....

#6
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece....