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10 Best Movies Like They Knew What They Wanted

If you loved They Knew What They Wanted, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Panda

Panda

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Knew What They Wanted for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two teenagers are playing by night in a dirty parking lot. After they are driving on an empty road, they start to tease each other on the way to the sea, but they seem to be too yo...

#2
Gabriel's Rapture: Part II

Gabriel's Rapture: Part II

2022★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Knew What They Wanted for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

In the fifth installment of the Gabriel's Inferno series, Gabriel and Julia’s happiness is threatened by a conspiring student and academic politics. When Gabriel is confronted by t...

#3
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

2011★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Knew What They Wanted for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy Marissa is called back into act...

#4
I Want to Return Return Return

I Want to Return Return Return

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Knew What They Wanted for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A depiction of the Wrangelkiez neighbourhood in Berlin. The people portrayed tell their life stories. One woman came to the neighbourhood a decade ago to work in Berlin’s still unf...

#5
Return to Christmas Creek

Return to Christmas Creek

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Knew What They Wanted for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

As Christmas approaches, Amelia Hughes, a career-focused Chicago app developer lacking in holiday spirit, returns to her small hometown of Christmas Creek to rediscover the meaning...

#6
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Knew What They Wanted for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their colle...