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10 Best Movies Like The Motel

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

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#1
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010โ€ขโ˜… 7.7

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

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the thr...

#2
Titanic

Titanic

1997โ€ขโ˜… 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancรฉ. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#3
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010โ€ขโ˜… 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#4
Mean Girls

Mean Girls

2004โ€ขโ˜… 7.2

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

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina ...

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015โ€ขโ˜… 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#6
8 Mile

8 Mile

2002โ€ขโ˜… 7.1

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

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his...