Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The App

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

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#1
Jonathan

Jonathan

2018★ 5.9

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

Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested...

#2
Next Exit

Next Exit

2022★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The App for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A research scientist who makes national news proving she can track people into the afterlife - Rose sees a way out and Teddy sees his chance to finally make it. These two strangers...

#3
40 Acres

40 Acres

2025★ 6.7

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

Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now stru...

#4
The Experiment

The Experiment

2010★ 6.4

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

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control....

#5
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The App for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#6
Fat Kid Rules The World

Fat Kid Rules The World

2012★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The App for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band....

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