Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Mar 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Rooted

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

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#1
On the Edge

On the Edge

2022★ 6.1

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

One night, Leo, a Spaniard working in Brussels as a subway driver, sees a young man on the edge of the platform, just before he falls onto the tracks....

#2
Murina

Murina

2022★ 6.5

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

A teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea....

#3
DNA

DNA

2020★ 5.9

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

A woman has a close bond with her beloved Algeriann grandfather, who protected her from a toxic home life as a child; his death triggers a deep identity crisis as tensions between ...

#4
The Divide

The Divide

2021★ 6.6

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

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest. Their encounter wi...

#5
Lighting Up the Stars

Lighting Up the Stars

2022★ 7.4

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

Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life....

#6
The Stranger

The Stranger

2025★ 6.8

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

In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach....