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10 Best Movies Like Desert Flower

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

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#1
Vielmachglas

Vielmachglas

2018★ 5.9

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

Marleen is in her early 20s, works in a movie theater, still lives at home and is somehow aimless. Her parents torment her with questions about her future and her brother is a high...

#2
La locandiera

La locandiera

1980★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Desert Flower for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The innkeeper Mirandolina is a beautiful girl, and for her beauty the Count of Albafiorita and the Marquis of Forlimpopoli fall in love....

#3
Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon

2009★ 6.4

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

After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world....

#4
Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010★ 6.9

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

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from t...

#5
The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

2017★ 7.0

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

A grieving mother latches on to a magical surrogate for her lost child. But small miracles come with big consequences....

#6
The Discovery of Heaven

The Discovery of Heaven

2001★ 6.3

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

Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent ou...