Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Pilot

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for The Pilot.

View Review →
#1
Batman

Batman

1989★ 7.2

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

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear int...

#2
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pilot 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...

#3
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017★ 8.1

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

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial mes...

#4
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

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

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pilot for fans of 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
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pilot 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 fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...