Movies like Excursions (2015)
The best movies like Excursions (2015) are The Way He Looks (2014), In Vanda's Room (2001) and Black Orpheus (1959). If Excursions hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBefore Sunrise (1995)8.0/10 from 4,963 votes
- NewestMy Best Friend (2026)Released 2026
The Way He Looks (2014)
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisIn Vanda's Room (2001)
An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Orpheus (1959)
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAfter Everything (2023)
Besieged by writer’s block and the crushing breakup with Tessa, Hardin travels to Portugal in search of a woman he wronged in the past – and to find himself. Hoping to win back Tessa, he realizes he needs to change his ways before he can make the ultimate commitment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce (2007)
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBefore Sunrise (1995)
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisLisbon Story (1994)
Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhen We First Met (2018)
Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Best Friend (2026)
When empty nest syndrome hits, two BFFs follow their teen daughters to Portugal and find love, fun and a whole new meaning of friendship along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTabu (2012)
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlying Down to Rio (1933)
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisProject Almanac (2015)
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPress Play (2022)
Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape can transport her back in time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHouseboat (1958)
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSolo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStar Trek Into Darkness (2013)
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Devil's Brother (1933)
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Greatest Hits (2024)
Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this2:22 (2017)
Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending precisely at 2:22 p.m. Also drawn into a complex relationship with a woman, Dylan must figure out a way to break the power of the past and take control of time itself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like Excursions?
The closest matches to Excursions are The Way He Looks (2014), In Vanda's Room (2001) and Black Orpheus (1959). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Excursions?
Start with The Way He Looks (2014), the closest match to Excursions.
What is the highest-rated movie like Excursions?
Before Sunrise (1995), rated 8.0/10 by 4,963 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Excursions?
My Best Friend (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Excursions chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Excursions, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.