Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Carpenter

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

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#1
Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005★ 6.1

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

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life....

#2
The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

2022★ 6.5

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

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of g...

#3
Closeness

Closeness

2017★ 6.8

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

1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is f...

#4
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#5
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

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

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

#6
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

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

A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way....

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