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10 Best Movies Like Children of Heaven

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

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#1
The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived

The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived

1974★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of Heaven for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In the late 1960s, Dhofar rose up against the British-backed Sultanate of Oman, in a democratic, anti-imperialist guerrilla movement. Director Heiny Srour and her team crossed 500 ...

#2
The Color of Paradise

The Color of Paradise

1999★ 7.6

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

Mohammad joyfully returns to his tiny village on summer vacation from the Institute for the Blind, unaware of his widowed father's intentions to disown him in order to win the hand...

#3
The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

1997★ 6.6

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

Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her m...

#4
Brick Lane

Brick Lane

2007★ 5.5

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

The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, livin...

#5
Sea Countrymen

Sea Countrymen

1955★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of Heaven for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Sicily, Granitola, 1955. At the first light of dawn, the fishermen set out in their boats for open water, timing the rhythm of their oars to murmured chants. They set their nets in...

#6
M for Mother

M for Mother

2006★ 8.0

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

What appears to be a grand love story turns sour when parents-to-be discover that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects, as a result of the mother's exp...