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10 Best Movies Like Ellis at Work

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

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#1
A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story

2017★ 7.1

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

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to w...

#2
Shelter

Shelter

2026★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ellis at Work for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from ...

#3
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2005★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ellis at Work for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused ...

#4
My Girl

My Girl

1991★ 7.4

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

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the su...

#5
Hesher

Hesher

2010★ 6.8

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

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic....

#6
The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

2009★ 7.1

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

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance he...

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