Movies like Hot Chocolate (2020)
The best movies like Hot Chocolate (2020) are Saving Zoë (2019), Premonition (2007) and Uncle Frank (2020). If Hot Chocolate hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedUncle Frank (2020)7.3/10 from 466 votes
- NewestRegretting You (2025)Released 2025
Saving Zoë (2019)
A year after the murder of her sister Zoë, Echo is determined to uncover the truth. With Zoë's diary as her guide, Echo finds herself pulled into the darkness of her sister's secret life and she uncovers how one small decision can lead to tragic consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPremonition (2007)
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUncle Frank (2020)
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRadius (2017)
Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam's first assessment is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStuck (2007)
A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Liza (2002)
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDemolition (2016)
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRegretting You (2025)
Morgan Grant and her daughter Clara explore what's left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn Her Shoes (2005)
Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFractured (2019)
Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Go to Sleep (1982)
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinal Destination 2 (2003)
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Glass House (2001)
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Morning After (1986)
Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Summers End (2017)
A teenager tries to deal with his guilty conscience after his role in a prank that causes the death of his girlfriend's older brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Go-Getter (2008)
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Greatest (2009)
Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support, so when she finds out she's pregnant, she winds up at the Brewer's door. She needs their help, and although they can't quite admit it, they each need her so they can begin to heal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeath at a Funeral (2007)
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarry On Nurse (1959)
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who's a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell wants his bunion removed straight away, so after a couple of pints, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBounce (2000)
Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hot Chocolate?
The closest matches to Hot Chocolate are Saving Zoë (2019), Premonition (2007) and Uncle Frank (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hot Chocolate?
Start with Saving Zoë (2019), the closest match to Hot Chocolate.
What is the highest-rated movie like Hot Chocolate?
Uncle Frank (2020), rated 7.3/10 by 466 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hot Chocolate?
Regretting You (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Hot Chocolate?
Yes: Saving Zoë (2019), Premonition (2007) and Uncle Frank (2020).
How are movies similar to Hot Chocolate chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hot Chocolate, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.