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10 Best Movies Like Désiré

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

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#1
Fatima

Fatima

2015★ 6.2

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

Fatima, an Algerian-born woman who now lives in France with her two teenage daughters, with whom she is barely able to communicate....

#2
2036: Nexus Dawn

2036: Nexus Dawn

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Désiré for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This in-world short film takes place in the year 2036 and revolves around Jared Leto’s character, Niander Wallace. In this short, Wallace introduces a new line of “perfected” repli...

#3
Le Créateur

Le Créateur

1999★ 6.7

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

A playwright of note, Darius developed a drinking problem after his first major hit, and has taken time out from writing his follow-up to go to a clinic and dry out. After his rele...

#4
Love Actually

Love Actually

2003★ 7.1

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

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London....

#5
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...