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10 Best Movies Like Short Story Long

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

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#1
On the Way Home

On the Way Home

2025★ 6.0

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

One night, by the riverside of Tuen Mun River, two girls on the same way home and lose contact with their friends and family due to phone malfunctions simultaneously. By coincidenc...

#2
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#3
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Story Long for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#4
Saw II

Saw II

2005★ 6.6

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

The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Det...

#5
The Descent: Part 2

The Descent: Part 2

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Story Long for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to...

#6
Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004★ 6.4

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

As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joi...