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10 Best Movies Like A Wake

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

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#1
North Sea Texas

North Sea Texas

2011★ 7.2

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

A teen boy living in a small town on the Belgian coast finds his ordinary life take an unexpected turn when a handsome traveler blows through town....

#2
My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan

My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan

2021★ 8.0

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

In 2014, director Richard Linklater released Boyhood, a fictional coming-of-age saga that was filmed using the same cast across twelve years. This film mirrors that concept: creati...

#3
Love Actually

Love Actually

2003★ 7.1

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

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London....

#4
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#6
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...