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10 Best Movies Like The Arrival

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

#1
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024★ 7.6

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

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain ...

#2
Hallow Road

Hallow Road

2025★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Arrival for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident....

#3
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

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

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#4
Kaithi

Kaithi

2019★ 7.6

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

Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers....

#5
Jim's Story

Jim's Story

2024★ 6.8

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

Aymeric runs into Florence, a former coworker, one evening in Saint-Claude in the Haut-Jura. She is six months pregnant and single. When she gives birth to Jim, Aymeric is there. T...

#6
Palazzina LAF

Palazzina LAF

2023★ 6.9

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

Caterino is a worker at the Ilva factory in Taranto. When the company executives decide to use him as a spy to identify the workers they should get rid of, Caterino starts to track...