Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Patients

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

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#1
The Upside

The Upside

2019★ 7.1

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

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's tryin...

#2
The Intouchables

The Intouchables

2011★ 8.3

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

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects....

#3
Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim

2018★ 6.9

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

40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every ...

#4
Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

2022★ 7.5

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

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend....

#5
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989★ 7.5

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

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a mira...

#6
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019★ 6.6

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

When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter, Bee, goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her...

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