Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Idol

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

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#1
Undertaking Betty

Undertaking Betty

2002★ 6.1

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

A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together....

#2
Nick of Time

Nick of Time

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Idol for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom....

#3
Coyote Ugly

Coyote Ugly

2000★ 6.3

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

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and no...

#4
Chief of Station

Chief of Station

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Idol for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a co...

#5
Remember

Remember

2022★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Idol for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man...

#6
Haunters

Haunters

2010★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Idol for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cho-in has special powers that allow him to control everyone he can see, that is until he meets Kyu-nam, the only person he can't control. A series of events begins a confrontation...

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