Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Waking

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

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#1
The White Orchid

The White Orchid

2018★ 5.5

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

A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde known only as The White Orchid....

#2
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waking for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#4
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994★ 8.7

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

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting ski...

#5
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waking for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser....

#6
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waking for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...