15 Movies Like Hawaii

Loved Hawaii? 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.

Charm City Kings
#1

Charm City Kings

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.

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

The Young One
#2

The Young One

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

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

Brotherly Love
#3

Brotherly Love

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

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

TalhotBlond
#4

TalhotBlond

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

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

Cardboard Boxer
#5

Cardboard Boxer

Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.

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

Holy Lands
#6

Holy Lands

When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

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

Strange Weather
#7

Strange Weather

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

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

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
#8

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.

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

Goodbye June
#9

Goodbye June

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

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

Skin
#10

Skin

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

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

A Higher Law
#11

A Higher Law

Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.

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

Summer's Over
#12

Summer's Over

Two boys meet during a summer vacation in the late '90s in a romanian town located on the Danube shore, a few days before the summer eclipse. They become close friends, until one of their actions will cause powerful consequences.

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

The Good Neighbor
#13

The Good Neighbor

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.

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

Graduation
#14

Graduation

After his daughter is assaulted and left with an injury that may jeopardize her opportunity to study in the UK, a Romanian doctor decides to do whatever it takes to secure her future.

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

Bastard Out of Carolina
#15

Bastard Out of Carolina

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

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