Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Phone Call

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

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#1
Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty

2016★ 7.2

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

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and...

#2
Sometimes I Think About Dying

Sometimes I Think About Dying

2024★ 6.8

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

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark....

#3
The Good Heart

The Good Heart

2009★ 6.4

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

Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking hi...

#4
Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

2008★ 5.9

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

Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude a...

#5
Our Friend

Our Friend

2019★ 7.2

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

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out....

#6
Garden State

Garden State

2004★ 7.1

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

Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepres...

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