Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Weekend

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

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#1
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

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

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

#2
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2015★ 5.8

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

Parallel love stories of three young women in Berlin: Hannah - an unhappy attorney who sexually demeans herself in order to get at least some love and romance, Leni who runs a coff...

#3
Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016★ 6.4

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

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time....

#4
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#5
TalhotBlond

TalhotBlond

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Weekend for fans of Drama. 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
Contra

Contra

2020★ 7.2

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

With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arriv...

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