Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Pool

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

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#1
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013โ€ขโ˜… 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#2
I'm Not Here

I'm Not Here

2017โ€ขโ˜… 5.8

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

A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is....

#3
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020โ€ขโ˜… 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960โ€ขโ˜… 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#5
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994โ€ขโ˜… 6.6

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

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

#6
Mammal

Mammal

2016โ€ขโ˜… 6.2

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

After Margaret, a divorcรฉe living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his i...

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