Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Starfish

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

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#1
Awakenings

Awakenings

1990★ 7.8

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

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversia...

#2
Our Friend

Our Friend

2019★ 7.1

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

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out....

#3
Breakthrough

Breakthrough

2019★ 7.6

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

Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year...

#4
Bitter Moon

Bitter Moon

1992★ 7.1

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

A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife....

#5
The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009★ 6.9

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

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare ...

#6
Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart

2019★ 8.2

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

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to ...

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