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10 Best Movies Like Oil

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

#1
Forced Hilarity

Forced Hilarity

2001★ 6.1

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

A day in the life of an overly cheerful group of people exchanging niceties in the means of hand-drawn speech bubbles....

#2
Midnight Oil - Armistice Day: Live At The Domain Sydney

Midnight Oil - Armistice Day: Live At The Domain Sydney

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oil for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In February 2017, Midnight Oil took to Sydney Harbour and announced The Great Circle World Tour. The Circle would begin where the band started out, in Sydney’s pubs, then circumnav...

#3
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

2018★ 6.4

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

A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-g...

#4
The World of Apu

The World of Apu

1959★ 8.1

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

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding....

#5
Chungking Express

Chungking Express

1994★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oil for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant....

#6
The Wonders

The Wonders

2014★ 6.8

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

In the Tuscan countryside, a family of traditional honey farmers struggles to make ends meet. The household consists of only daughters—four of them—led by the eldest, Gelsomina, wh...