Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Weekend

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

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#1
Curfew

Curfew

2012★ 7.3

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

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours....

#2
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960★ 6.8

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

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

#3
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#4
7th & Union

7th & Union

2021★ 7.6

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

Ex-fighter Raymundo forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very w...

#5
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#6
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009★ 6.3

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

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness....

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