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10 Best Movies Like The Wait

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

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#1
The Stranger

The Stranger

2025★ 6.8

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

In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach....

#2
A Sun

A Sun

2019★ 7.7

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

A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride....

#3
The Inner Cage

The Inner Cage

2021★ 7.1

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

A prison drama where an old mobster and a prison guard must find a way to coexist so that imprisonment can become less so, and perhaps reveal the paradox that is behind the very co...

#4
In His Shadow

In His Shadow

2023★ 6.2

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

After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences....

#5
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#6
Case 137

Case 137

2025★ 7.0

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

Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she ...