Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like When they know

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

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#1
Underworld

Underworld

1927★ 7.0

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

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend....

#2
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#3
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979★ 6.2

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

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married....

#4
Outrage

Outrage

1950★ 6.5

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

A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work....

#5
Framed

Framed

1947★ 6.4

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

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend...

#6
I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns

2015★ 6.3

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

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter....

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