Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Synapse

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

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#1
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#2
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#3
Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

1999★ 7.4

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

A journalist finds himself questioning his own life when his best friend, a dying man, offers him some very powerful wisdom and advice for coping in relationships, careers and soci...

#4
Rogue Agent

Rogue Agent

2022★ 6.3

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

Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice....

#5
Border Hunters

Border Hunters

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synapse for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/mili...

#6
Embattled

Embattled

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synapse for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

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