Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 23, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Wish List

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

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#1
The Turning

The Turning

2013★ 5.6

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

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The link...

#2
Johan Falk: The Outlaws

Johan Falk: The Outlaws

2009★ 6.5

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

Johan is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander...

#3
Forest

Forest

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wish List for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Short film built from photographs, sped up like a traditional stop motion and is meant to be an evocation of the English Eerie and Folk Horror....

#4
USA Holiday

USA Holiday

2021★ 9.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wish List for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Madhuri was thrilled when her brother Jimmy accepted her invitation for a holiday in the USA. Jimmy boarded a Jet Airways flight and landed at Dulles International Airport, where M...

#5
El Tío

El Tío

2018★ 10.0

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

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#6
When New Year Comes on Shabbat

When New Year Comes on Shabbat

2012★ 10.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wish List for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A cinematic collage about people caught between two worlds. An empathetic look at a physical journey and the melodramas of a journey that is spiritual. Nikita Pavlov emigrated from...