Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 30, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Distance

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

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#1
Nullarbor

Nullarbor

2011★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Distance for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain....

#2
NULL

NULL

2021★ 9.2

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

A hitman is tasked to take out ex-mobsters when he suddenly hears a voice that questions his morality....

#3
Fighter

Fighter

2007★ 5.7

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

Aïcha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But schoo...

#4
Gunpowder

Gunpowder

1985★ 5.9

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

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be ...

#5
Captain Nulle

Captain Nulle

1964★ 7.4

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

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to inc...

#6
Joy in Moscow

Joy in Moscow

1992★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Distance for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Pretty Joy and her friend come to Moscow to shoot a commercial. A taxi driver, who recruits girls for an underground organization run by a distant descendant of Rasputin, suggests ...