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10 Best Movies Like Meanwhile

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

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#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#3
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015★ 7.0

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

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition....

#4
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#5
TalhotBlond

TalhotBlond

2012★ 6.3

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

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately lead...

#6
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

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