Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Leave No Trace

If you loved Leave No Trace, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave No Trace for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, ...

#2
Greenland 2: Migration

Greenland 2: Migration

2026★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave No Trace for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the w...

#3
Into the Wild

Into the Wild

2007★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave No Trace for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hi...

#4
Walkabout

Walkabout

1971★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave No Trace for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the...

#5
Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave No Trace for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed...

#6
The Emerald Forest

The Emerald Forest

1985★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave No Trace for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living amon...

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