Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Elles

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

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#1
Café

Café

2011★ 5.3

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

When tragedy strikes the community surrounding a cafe in West Philadelphia, the cafe's regulars come to realize how intertwined their lives truly are....

#2
The Stroller Strategy

The Stroller Strategy

2012★ 5.5

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

When Thomas Platz is suddenly made the guardian of a baby - then pretends to be its real father in order to win back Marie, the girlfriend who dumped him a year before. Stuck betwe...

#3
Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

1998★ 5.9

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

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement....

#4
In My Country

In My Country

2004★ 5.9

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

An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings....

#5
This Ain't California

This Ain't California

2012★ 6.5

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

A retrospective look at the youth cultures born in the German Democratic Republic. A celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary trip into the world of skate, a tale on three ...

#6
Terror, Sisters!

Terror, Sisters!

2019★ 7.0

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

Today is a day like any other for Kalthoum and her girlfriends. They sip cocktails, look for sex on the Internet, impatiently wait for love and once again, endure the transphobic i...