Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Love Effect

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

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#1
The Way Back

The Way Back

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Love Effect for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hüseyin Al Baldawi arrives in Brussels in August 2015. He has traveled thousands of kilometers until he got there from Iraq. A year after his arrival, he receives his residence per...

#2
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Love Effect for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#3
Captain Nulle

Captain Nulle

1964★ 7.4

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

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to inc...

#4
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2021★ 9.2

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

A hitman is tasked to take out ex-mobsters when he suddenly hears a voice that questions his morality....

#5
The Way Back

The Way Back

2024★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Love Effect for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Year of Return is an initiative of the government of Ghana that is intended to encourage African diasporans to come to Africa to settle and invest in the continent. This film ...

#6
Fight Club

Fight Club

2023★ 6.5

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

A young boy Selva chasing his football sports dreams suffers a major setback, grows into an angry young man who is drawn into conflicts by evil forces involving him and his family,...