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10 Best Movies Like Empty Nest

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

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#1
Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

2016★ 7.9

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

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter...

#2
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976★ 6.5

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

A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents....

#3
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993★ 7.1

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

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their l...

#4
Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

2014★ 6.0

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

After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a friendship with his eccentric 74-year-old neighbour Elsa, who convinces him it's never...

#5
The Road

The Road

2009★ 7.0

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

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the s...

#6
In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom

2001★ 6.9

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

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to...

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