Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like What They Had

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

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#1
Tuesday

Tuesday

2024★ 6.8

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

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird....

#2
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#3
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#4
No Exit

No Exit

2022★ 6.8

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

Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which...

#5
I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020★ 6.6

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

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm....

#6
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

2025★ 6.6

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

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season....

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