
10 Best Movies Like Synonyms
If you loved Synonyms, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

We the Animals
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synonyms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of es...

The Traveler
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synonyms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve th...

The Messenger
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synonyms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Ston...

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synonyms for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile. Blending personal memory...

The Silences
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synonyms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Nuria, 12, Fabio, 9, and their mother arrive on a small island in the middle of the Amazon, bordering Brazil, Colombia and Peru. They fled the Colombian armed conflict, in which th...

Tilt
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Synonyms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne is pregnant with their first child. Life in their little urban house is cozy and familiar. But something is off about Joseph. He doe...