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10 Best Movies Like Elle

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

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#1
Things to Come

Things to Come

2016★ 6.5

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

Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she d...

#2
Loving

Loving

2016★ 6.7

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

In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard and Mildred fall in love, they ...

#3
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#4
Black Book

Black Book

2006★ 7.4

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

Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memo...

#5
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016★ 6.0

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

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the reali...

#6
Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

2009★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Elle for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman....