Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Name

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

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#1
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002★ 6.1

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

In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let g...

#2
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

2015★ 5.9

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

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolut...

#3
Inheritance

Inheritance

2020★ 6.3

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

The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their li...

#4
The Color of Paradise

The Color of Paradise

1999★ 7.6

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

Mohammad joyfully returns to his tiny village on summer vacation from the Institute for the Blind, unaware of his widowed father's intentions to disown him in order to win the hand...

#5
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948★ 7.4

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

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Ol...

#6
The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009★ 7.7

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

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marria...

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