Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Rumi

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

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#1
Leading Lady Parts

Leading Lady Parts

2018★ 7.8

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

The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today....

#2
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#3
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013★ 6.4

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

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

#4
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

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

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

#5
All About Nina

All About Nina

2018★ 5.9

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

Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic ...

#6
Bruised

Bruised

2021★ 6.8

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

Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brut...

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