Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Application

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

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#1
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

2009★ 6.5

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

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement...

#2
Norman

Norman

2010★ 6.1

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

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness....

#3
Paula

Paula

2016★ 6.3

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

Painting is an unacceptable vocation for a woman in provincial Germany in the year 1900, but budding artist Paula Becker is determined to make her own rules....

#4
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.5

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

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