Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Running on Empty

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

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#1
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

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

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

#2
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#3
Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

1972★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Empty for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl. | Al Hickey (Cosby) & Frank Boggs (Culp) are two jaded private investigators who ...

#4
Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege

2022★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Empty for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story....

#5
Mob Town

Mob Town

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Empty for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the...

#6
The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004★ 5.9

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

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his...

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