Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Wasting Away

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

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#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#3
Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What

2015★ 6.5

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

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random....

#4
The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

1995★ 7.4

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

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction....

#5
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

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

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

#6
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

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