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10 Best Movies Like The Waiting

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

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#1
No One Gets Out Alive

No One Gets Out Alive

2021★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Waiting for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape....

#2
The Baker

The Baker

2007★ 6.4

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

Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfill a contract for the first time, he escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a r...

#3
Run All Night

Run All Night

2015★ 6.4

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

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police det...

#4
Roofman

Roofman

2025★ 7.1

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

A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname "Roofman." After escaping prison, he se...

#5
The Landlord

The Landlord

1970★ 5.8

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

At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, h...

#6
Seeking Justice

Seeking Justice

2011★ 5.9

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

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score....

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