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10 Best Movies Like Core of the World

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

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#1
In the Aisles

In the Aisles

2018★ 6.9

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

Christian, a reclusive young man from Leipzig, gets a job working the night shift at a big-box store. He's trained to stocks goods and operate a forklift by Bruno, a wistful former...

#2
What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Core of the World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demand...

#3
The Bolshoi

The Bolshoi

2016★ 6.1

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

Young and extremely talented dancer Yulya Olshanskaya from a small mining town draws a “happy ticket”: she is noticed by a former ballet dancer Pototsky and he promises her a futur...

#4
Without Me

Without Me

2018★ 6.1

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

Two girls, who used to be in love with the same man, are starting to get texts and other mysterious messages after his death, and the only person, who could’ve possibly sent them, ...

#5
Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El Royale

2018★ 6.8

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

Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one la...

#6
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...