Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Ninth Configuration

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

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#1
Cherry

Cherry

2021★ 7.3

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

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crim...

#2
Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

2017★ 6.6

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

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long aft...

#3
Birdy

Birdy

1984★ 7.1

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

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospi...

#4
Ghostland

Ghostland

2018★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ninth Configuration for fans of Thriller & Mystery & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years late...

#5
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

1989★ 7.0

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

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for....

#6
Neverwas

Neverwas

2005★ 6.4

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

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time o...

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