Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Run For Cover

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

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#1
Lion

Lion

2019•★ 6.5

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

A young lonely lion crosses an arid and desert Savannah. He discovers that the only source of water is kept by a tyrannical buffalo....

#2
Lion

Lion

2014•★ 5.9

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

Adam is a broken man in the emotional transition as his family crumbles. Through the heartbreak and pain a chance meeting gives hope once more....

#3
Lion, London Zoological Gardens

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

1896•★ 5.3

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

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between f...

#4
A

A

1998•★ 5.9

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

Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous...

#5
Man

Man

2022•★ 6.9

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

An experimental film through the eyes of a man...

#6
Fast

Fast

2007•★ 6.1

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

A woman signs the verb “fast” in American Sign Language by putting her thumb and index finger together and “zipping” her mouth, which resembles the action of closing one’s mouth to...