Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Carol

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

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#1
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015★ 7.3

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

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries....

#2
The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

2015★ 7.6

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

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her ...

#3
Vita & Virginia

Vita & Virginia

2019★ 6.8

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

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the b...

#4
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

2016★ 7.0

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

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past....

#5
Blue Jasmine

Blue Jasmine

2013★ 7.0

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

After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getti...

#6
Freeheld

Freeheld

2015★ 7.2

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

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illn...