Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Lou

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

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#1
Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away

2024★ 7.0

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

A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But...

#2
What They Had

What They Had

2018★ 6.5

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

A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past....

#3
Last Ride

Last Ride

2009★ 6.4

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

A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law....

#4
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

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

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#5
Broken

Broken

2012★ 6.9

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

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences....

#6
Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

2015★ 7.1

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

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own....

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