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10 Best Movies Like Elena

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

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#1
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury

2013★ 7.2

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

“Rio 2096 – A Story of Love and Fury” is an animated film that portrays the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years. As a backdr...

#2
Michael

Michael

2011★ 6.8

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

Although to the outside world he seems like a perfectly normal insurance broker, Michael secretly keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in a room in his soundproof basement....

#3
Snake

Snake

2018★ 6.7

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

In order to save his ill daughter, a biology teacher joins a group of scientists who are searching for a plant called 'the fruit of life' deep in a hidden jungle. However, what the...

#4
Our Nixon

Our Nixon

2013★ 6.4

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

Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency....

#5
Old Lord Savanna

Old Lord Savanna

2018★ 7.7

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

This documentary captures the environmental and societal impact of Brazil's Cerrado savanna suffering from severe deforestation and the attempts to defend this biome from extinctio...

#6
Bacurau

Bacurau

2019★ 7.7

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

Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished...