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10 Best Movies Like When Michael Calls

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

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#1
The Passionate Thief

The Passionate Thief

1960★ 6.9

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

On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade....

#2
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Michael Calls for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#3
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928★ 7.8

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

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary....

#4
Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season

Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season

1996★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Michael Calls for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The...

#5
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Michael Calls for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss...

#6
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....