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10 Best Movies Like The Wait

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

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#1
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

1987★ 7.9

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

Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and fin...

#2
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.8

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

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming c...

#3
Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce

2005★ 6.7

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

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink....

#4
Love Don't Co$t a Thing

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003★ 7.6

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

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool....

#5
Chang Can Dunk

Chang Can Dunk

2023★ 6.7

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

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress...

#6
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

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

A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way....

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