15 Movies Like Morning Lies

Loved Morning Lies? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

7 Dogs
#1

7 Dogs

Interpol agent Khalid Al-Azzazi joins forces with Ghali Abu Dawood from the 7 Dogs crime syndicate to fight drug trafficking.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Morning Lies.

Capernaum
#2

Capernaum

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Morning Lies.

The Voice of Hind Rajab
#3

The Voice of Hind Rajab

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Morning Lies.

Code 3
#4

Code 3

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Landline
#5

Landline

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Family Weekend
#6

Family Weekend

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Eagles of the Republic
#7

Eagles of the Republic

George Fahmy, Egypt's most adored actor, is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like moth drawn to flame, he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the project.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

CQ
#8

CQ

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Groom & Two Brides
#9

Groom & Two Brides

Adam is allergic to love, but somehow ends up engaged to both his boss's daughter and his first love. Now he must try to keep his double life a secret.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Morning Lies.

Cass
#10

Cass

The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Judy & Punch
#11

Judy & Punch

In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

SubUrbia
#12

SubUrbia

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Run
#13

Run

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Cigarettes & Coffee
#14

Cigarettes & Coffee

At a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut feature Hard Eight (1996).

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.

Kabluey
#15

Kabluey

Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie still can't make ends meet on her own, Salman is forced to find employment, but, with minimal qualifications, his only option is to become a mascot for a digital company by donning a bulbous blue costume.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Morning Lies.