Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Wish You Were Here

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

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#1
Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

1962★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish You Were Here for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize h...

#2
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish You Were Here for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

#3
Salome

Salome

1953★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish You Were Here for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to ...

#4
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish You Were Here for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas....

#5
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish You Were Here for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

#6
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish You Were Here for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little tim...

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