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10 Best Movies Like Waitress

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

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#1
Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In

1997★ 6.5

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

After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural trad...

#2
The Threesome

The Threesome

2025★ 6.2

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

Connor has a threesome with his long-time crush Olivia and an alluring stranger named Jenny. It surprisingly serves as the spark to a full blown relationship with Olivia, until bot...

#3
The Burning Plain

The Burning Plain

2008★ 6.6

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

A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual co...

#4
Enough

Enough

2002★ 6.6

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

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture per...

#5
Last Straw

Last Straw

2024★ 6.1

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

A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she...

#6
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974★ 7.0

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

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems for...

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