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10 Best Movies Like Waiting for the Moon

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

#1
Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

1986★ 6.7

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

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one...

#2
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#3
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
PK

PK

2014★ 7.7

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

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laugh...