Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 21, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Taking Off

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Taking Off.

View Review →
#1
Lifestyles of the Ramones

Lifestyles of the Ramones

1990★ 5.5

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

Documentary on the Ramones, including archival footage, interviews and music videos, this was first released on VHS in 1990 and later re-released on DVD as part of the WEIRD TALES ...

#2
Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Dr Terror's House of Horrors

1965★ 6.4

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

Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful ...

#3
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#4
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972★ 7.4

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

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son,...

#5
Qwerty

Qwerty

2017★ 5.9

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

A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter....

#6
April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

1986★ 6.1

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

As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a time....