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10 Best Movies Like Wax and Wane

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

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#1
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

#2
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#3
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

2009★ 6.5

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

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement...

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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