Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Waves

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

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#1
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#2
Il Buco

Il Buco

2021★ 6.3

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

In August 1961, speleologists from Italy’s booming North arrive on a Calabrian plateau where time stands still. The intruders discover one of the world’s deepest caves, the Bifurto...

#3
Drift

Drift

2013★ 5.8

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

In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry....

#4
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philoso...

#5
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#6
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

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