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10 Best Movies Like Why?

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

#1
The Card Counter

The Card Counter

2021★ 6.1

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

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execut...

#2
Who's That Soldier?

Who's That Soldier?

1988★ 6.3

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

In the Czech film comedy from 1988, you can see for yourself that the war was not easy, but otherwise it was great fun. Sergeant Kouba serving with the paratroopers has a soft spot...

#3
Scalpel, Please

Scalpel, Please

1986★ 7.3

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

A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of life and death. The film is ad...

#4
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

2020★ 7.5

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

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...