Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Daylight

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

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#1
Dahmer

Dahmer

2002★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Daylight for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in fe...

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024★ 8.1

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

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice betw...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....