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10 Best Movies Like Waiting Alone

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

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#1
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971★ 7.6

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

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wif...

#2
Big Bang

Big Bang

2007★ 6.7

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

An otherwise model citizen's petty crime quickly escalates into felony when he runs away from the police station, dragging a career criminal with him....

#3
Inseparable

Inseparable

2012★ 6.1

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

A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor....

#4
Secret Magic Control Agency

Secret Magic Control Agency

2021★ 7.0

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

The Secret Magic Control Agency sends its two best agents, Hansel and Gretel, to fight against the witch of the Gingerbread House....

#5
Boys from County Hell

Boys from County Hell

2021★ 5.6

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

A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering Father and Son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire....

#6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....