Movies Like Ekaete

If you liked Ekaete (2006), a movie directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
My Father's Shadow (2025)
★ 7.2/10
Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey…
2
Risky Business (1983)
★ 6.6/10
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his…
3
Beetlejuice (1988)
★ 7.4/10
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
4
Houseboat (1958)
★ 6.4/10
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
5
Jabberwocky (1977)
★ 6/10
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his…
6
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
★ 6.8/10
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
7
Jerry Maguire (1996)
★ 7/10
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has…
8
Hardball (2001)
★ 6.5/10
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
9
Cinderfella (1960)
★ 6.2/10
When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a…
10
The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
★ 6/10
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help…
11
A Knight's War (2025)
★ 6.2/10
A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.
12
Wild at Heart (1990)
★ 7/10
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
13
Darby and the Dead (2022)
★ 5.9/10
After Darby Harper suffered a near-death experience as a child, she gained the ability to see ghosts. To combat the existential boredom of high school, she runs a side business counseling local spirits in her spare…
14
God: Serengeti (2017)
★ 6.7/10
God presides over a prehistoric tribe.
15
Land of the Dead (2005)
★ 6.3/10
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
16
High Spirits (1988)
★ 5.8/10
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
17
The Scream Team (2002)
★ 6.5/10
Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own…
18
Timescape (1992)
★ 6.4/10
Before they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the…
19
Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
★ 5.8/10
Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.
20
Game of Love (2022)
★ 6.1/10
Follows Vivien and Roy as their love story continues and leads them to Roy’s childhood home in Sicily to prepare for the sale of the family estate. During the visit, a mysterious woman arrives and befriends Vivien…