Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Mar 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Night

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

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#1
Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil

1983★ 7.4

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

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San F...

#2
Gemma Bovery

Gemma Bovery

2014★ 6.2

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

Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. N...

#3
Hollywood Dirt

Hollywood Dirt

2017★ 6.3

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

Hollywood arrives in force to Quincy, the small town where the secret Crown Cola billionaire's live. They want to film about the billionaire's and how they made their fortunes. Sum...

#4
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

2020★ 6.1

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

John Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search, he makes a different connection her...

#5
The Painter and the Thief

The Painter and the Thief

2020★ 7.3

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

When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the paintin...

#6
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996★ 6.8

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

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."...