Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like When We Leave

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

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#1
Almanya: Welcome to Germany

Almanya: Welcome to Germany

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Leave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After living 45 years in Germany, the Turkish Hüseyin Yilmaz, seventy, announces to his family that he has bought a house in Turkey and they should return to make the necessary re...

#2
We Are the Night

We Are the Night

2010★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Leave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

One night, 18 year old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse...

#3
Maurice's Bar

Maurice's Bar

2024★ 7.4

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

In 1942, on a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars. Remnants of customer gossip recall this mythic bar and its my...

#4
The Love Marriage

The Love Marriage

1958★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Leave for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A medical doctor, Ko, has three daughters. The first daughter, Suk-hee, confesses her past when her husband asks her to forgive his past, on the first night of their honeymoon. Whe...

#5
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

1966★ 7.9

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

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. Fro...

#6
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2015★ 4.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Leave for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daun...