Movies Like Wish You Were Here

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Slave

2009·1h 21m·★ 3.7·Darryn Welch

4 shared cast incl. Natassia Malthe & Sam PageDir. Darryn Welch

Barcelona

1994·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Whit Stillman

Themes: barcelona, spain, spainFans also liked

The Bourne Identity

2002·1h 59m·★ 7.8·Doug Liman

Themes: barcelona, spain, loversDrama & Thriller

The Business

2005·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Nick Love

TMDB recommendsStarring Eddie WebberDrama & Thriller

The Blue Elephant 2

2019·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Marwan Hamed

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Sliver

1993·1h 47m·★ 5.1·Phillip Noyce

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

TMDB recommends

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommends

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Dark Horse

2005·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Dagur Kári

TMDB recommends

Alpha Dog

2006·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Nick Cassavetes

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Saint-Jacques… La Mecque

2005·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Coline Serreau

TMDB recommends

Mission: Impossible II

2000·2h 3m·★ 6.1·John Woo

TMDB recommends

Original Sin

2001·1h 56m·★ 6.0·Michael Cristofer

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

In Secret

2014·1h 41m·★ 6.1·Charlie Stratton

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

The Hero

2017·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Brett Haley

TMDB recommends

Foxes

1980·1h 46m·★ 6.1·Adrian Lyne

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

How Good Is Wish You Were Here?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.