Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Starting Point

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

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#1
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989โ€ขโ˜… 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

#2
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983โ€ขโ˜… 7.0

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

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#3
A Normal Family

A Normal Family

2024โ€ขโ˜… 7.0

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

Jae-wan, a successful lawyer, takes on the case of a rich executive's son, who has purposely run over and killed a man and left his daughter seriously injured. It's Jae-wan's job t...

#4
Max

Max

2002โ€ขโ˜… 6.1

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

In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics...

#5
Bunker

Bunker

2023โ€ขโ˜… 6.9

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

Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other....

#6
Birdy

Birdy

1984โ€ขโ˜… 7.1

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

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospi...

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