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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
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...

#2
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...

#3
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...

#4
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 ...

#5
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...

#6
Lucky Them

Lucky Them

2013★ 6.0

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

More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-st...

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