Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Not a Word

If you loved Not a Word, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not a Word for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#2
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not a Word for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement...

#3
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not a Word for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#4
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not a Word for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#5
The German Lesson

The German Lesson

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not a Word for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality....

#6
Western

Western

2017★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not a Word for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of German construction workers set out for a foreign construction site in the Bulgarian province. The strange country awakens adventure feelings among the men. At the same ...

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