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10 Best Movies Like Ellis

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

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#1
Castaway

Castaway

1986★ 6.2

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

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him...

#2
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#3
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

#4
Ice Castles

Ice Castles

2010★ 6.3

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

Young, beautiful, talented Alexis Winston comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. But her rise to stardom isn’t easy. She has to push herself, reinvent herself, an...

#5
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

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

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#6
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

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