Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Signal

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

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#1
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1999★ 6.3

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

Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution....

#2
Return to Zero

Return to Zero

2014★ 6.6

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

Based on the true story of a successful couple, Maggie and Aaron who are preparing for the arrival of their first child....

#3
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Signal for fans of Comedy & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Colin has rented a stately country home for his extended family’s New Year celebrations. He’s the centre of attention until his estranged brother David unexpectedly arrives, throwi...

#4
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Signal for fans of Comedy & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumour...

#5
TalhotBlond

TalhotBlond

2012★ 6.3

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

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately lead...

#6
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996★ 7.2

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

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devot...

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