Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Childhood

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

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#1
Six Men Getting Sick

Six Men Getting Sick

1967★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Childhood for fans of Animation. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Lynch's first film project consists of a loop of six people vomiting projected on to a special sculptured screen featuring twisted three-dimensional faces....

#2
Topaz

Topaz

1969★ 6.0

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

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his o...

#3
The Sicilian Clan

The Sicilian Clan

1969★ 7.6

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

An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them....

#4
The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

2011★ 6.7

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

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult y...

#5
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1985★ 7.3

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

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues afte...

#6
8½

1963★ 8.1

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

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gat...