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10 Best Movies Like Waste Land

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

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#1
I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba

1964★ 7.8

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

Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farme...

#2
The Romantics

The Romantics

2010★ 4.9

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

Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say “I do” at a seaside wedding. But the maid of honor and the groom share a passionate history, and ...

#3
Magic Carpet Ride

Magic Carpet Ride

2005★ 6.8

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

A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession....

#4
Global Metal

Global Metal

2008★ 7.3

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

In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe...

#5
We Were Here

We Were Here

2011★ 6.8

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

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis....

#6
More Human Than Human

More Human Than Human

2018★ 5.2

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

Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. Inspired by Brian Christ...