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10 Best Movies Like Wait, Wait, Now!

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

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#1
The Other Place

The Other Place

2025★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait, Wait, Now! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two sisters reunite on the anniversary of the death of their father. Their uncle has remodelled their family home, in an attempt at a fresh start. But one sister’s sudden reappeara...

#2
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

2015★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait, Wait, Now! for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village...

#3
Projota - AMADMOL (A Milenar Arte de Meter o Louco)

Projota - AMADMOL (A Milenar Arte de Meter o Louco)

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait, Wait, Now! for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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#4
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait, Wait, Now! for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mecha Mutt, a revolutionary remote-controlled lunar rover resembling a large canine, goes rogue at Houston's Annual Science Expo. Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace is the fourth in a s...

#5
Little Pond in Main Street

Little Pond in Main Street

2014★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait, Wait, Now! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Street vendors in Korea are almost like a national institution, they are so widespread and relied upon. In Little Pond in Main Street a group of vendors band together to create a c...

#6
Box

Box

1975★ 4.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait, Wait, Now! for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer....