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10 Best Movies Like Waiting

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

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#1
12 Feet Deep

12 Feet Deep

2018★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing night....

#2
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934★ 6.5

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

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both....

#3
Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

1999★ 6.8

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

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is th...

#4
I'm Here

I'm Here

2010★ 7.2

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

A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA until a chance meeting opens his eyes to the power of creativity and ultimately, love. When this new life and love begin to...

#5
Atonement

Atonement

2007★ 7.6

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

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit....

#6
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

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

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. ...

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