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10 Best Movies Like Wait for the Contact

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

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#1
Star

Star

2024★ 7.3

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

Follows a youngster Kalai and his aspirations of becoming a 'Star' in the Tamil Film Industry. Born in a lower-middle-class family, will Kalai overcome all his struggles to emerge ...

#2
12

12

2009★ 5.6

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

After blowing his professional ballet career, John's only way to redeem himself is to concoct the demise of his former partner, Leah, who he blames for his downfall; he rehearses h...

#3
My Friends Act II

My Friends Act II

1982★ 7.6

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

The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes...

#4
Return

Return

★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the Contact for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#5
The Hunting Ground

The Hunting Ground

2015★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the Contact for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. The film follows the lives of se...

#6
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the Contact for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....