Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like What We Were

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

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#1
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What We Were for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter...

#2
Puppetmaster

Puppetmaster

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What We Were for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After being contacted by their mysterious former colleague, four psychics arrive at a secluded hotel where they are stalked by a group of murderous puppets....

#3
Imagine That

Imagine That

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What We Were for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await....

#4
Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What We Were for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie Th...

#5
Epic

Epic

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What We Were for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag gr...

#6
The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

1979★ 7.0

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

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out....

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