Movies Similar to Wait for Me

The Righteous(2024)

Luis, a private tutor, is invited to a family dinner at the fancy house where he works. What starts as a peaceful evening is soon overshadowed by the conflicts within this dysfunctional family. After a power outage, five masked youths break into the house instilling panic in the place. Luis tries to protect the family, but he quickly finds himself threatened by James, the most violent of the assailants, whose hidden motivations will challenge our understanding of justice.

Assassination Nation(2018)

After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four high school seniors at the center of the maelstrom.

The Village(2023)

In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.

New Delhi(1987)

A journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.

Surprise 2(2023)

After mistakenly hiring a hitman to kill his best friend, guilt-ridden David must cover his tracks as questions arise and consequences consume him.

My Daughter's Deadly Roommates(2023)

New beginnings have disastrous consequences as a young woman starts college and quickly finds herself trapped inside a secret society that has sinister motives. As the society isolates her from her family with increasing intensity, she must decide whether to resign herself to their deadly manipulation, or if she will fight back to stop them once and for all. ~Courtesy of MyLifetime.com

Kanbalhi(2024)

When a family moves into a new home, they unwittingly become entangled in a mysterious black magic case unrelated to them. As unexplained occurrences escalate, the family must navigate eerie and unsettling events within their house, unveiling a dark plot, that may cost them everything.

Angels(2014)

Hameem Haider is a police officer who meets with an accident while investigating a series of murders and is forced to take a break from his duties. Years later the unsolved murders are picked up by a reality TV show.

Dream State(2024)

A intense feeling of euphoria, no risks, no feeling hungover tomorrow, no consequences. Experimental super drug ‘Dream State’ is nearly ready for human trials. Seeing an opportunity to shake her lifelong ‘good-girl’ image, Rob, contacts a local drug dealer to get early access. In the dark, alone, the group all fall into deep sleep, but soon discover that not all dreams are as perfect as they seem…and waking up may be the real nightmare.

Heroic(2023)

Luis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make him a perfect soldier.

Declan Sennott’s A Fair Trade(2025)

In this black comedy crime epic, eighth grader Tommy Uris is pushed into a teenage drug dealing business run by his two classmates Frank Newton and Patrick Reynolds after walking in on a drug deal between them. As their business falls apart, so does their trust for each other, and they need to either resolve, or kill each other in the process.

Urtajo(2025)

Anak Halal(2007)

Hisham, a drug dealer, finds himself stuck in a situation where he had to hand over his young son to a homeless woman. Hisham is caught and jailed. Mariam, who is a few cans short of a six pack raises the baby, now named after the famed legend “Indraputra”, in very meager circumstances, but full of love and art. They live in a squatter area and have neighbors named Bu Leha and Putra’s best friend, Johanna. They move to Kuala Lumpur in hopes of a better life, but Putra and Johanna inevitably grow up to be street kids, tough and full of conflict. They live hand to mouth, but at the same time their poverty does not stop them from having strong friendships and at times, to enjoy their youth.

Pink(2016)

A sexual assault victim, unjustly tried for the attempted murder of her attacker, is defended by a retired lawyer who challenges India's rape culture.

VISA(2025)

Faced with deportation at the end of his work permit, an Asian employee tries to get hate-crimed to secure a green card.

Karuthukalai Pathivu Sei(2019)

Karuthukalai Pathivu Sei is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language critically acclaimed social crime thriller film directed by Rahul Paramahamsa. The film stars newcomer SSR Aryan in the male lead role and Upasana RC in the female lead role. The theme of the film is based on the challenges and issues confronted by women in the society due to social media.[1] Principal photography of the film commenced in late 2018. The film was released on 13 December 2019 and opened to mixed reviews

I am Simply Starving(2023)

A aspiring housewife wishes to care for her husbands but fails to do so due to her mothers influence and temptations.

A Knowing(2023)

Unethical Clinical Trials have been the silent killers for generations. It is everywhere at all times, just like the virus. One such trial has torn two lovers apart, a woman who had been a victim of misinformation and a man who overlooked the truth. Now, she is one of the 'wakers' in a ghost town called Orbit. They can never meet. Prolonged isolation and extended quarantines had subjected both of them to severe mental stress and anxiety. But, they still try to cope up with whatever they can, she sneaks in a phone to the washroom of the facility and video calls him. They both fear for each other. She must distract and stop him from 'blowing the whistle' to the world. And, he must tell the truth to save his girlfriend and all the 'wakers'.

I Have Sinned(2023)

Pablo confesses a crime to Anders, who has a hidden agenda.

Why Haven't They Fixed the Cameras Yet?(2020)

A woman leaves her holiday work party late to discover the security cameras are still broken.