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10 Best Movies Like Torrid Wave

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

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#1
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#3
Still Human

Still Human

2018★ 7.8

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

A Hong Kong man with a disability hires a Filipino migrant worker to care for him. As they spend more time together through different seasons, they start learning about themselves....

#4
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#5
Twilight's Kiss

Twilight's Kiss

2020★ 6.6

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

One day Pak, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets Hoi, a retired single father, in a park. Although both are secretly gay, they are proud of the families they have created th...

#6
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

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