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10 Best Movies Like Anomalisa

If you loved Anomalisa, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anomalisa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play....

#2
My Mother

My Mother

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anomalisa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother....

#3
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anomalisa for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin...

#4
Father and Daughter

Father and Daughter

2001★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anomalisa for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A father says goodbye to his young daughter. In time the daughter grows old, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father....

#5
Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anomalisa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions....

#6
The Boxer

The Boxer

1997★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anomalisa for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen...