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10 Best Movies Like Ghost World

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

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#1
An American Rhapsody

An American Rhapsody

2001★ 6.4

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

A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter ...

#2
American Splendor

American Splendor

2003★ 7.2

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

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar....

#3
The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

1995★ 6.3

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

A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher....

#4
The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

1976★ 5.8

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

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again....

#5
Alfie

Alfie

1966★ 6.5

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

A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life....

#6
Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987★ 5.9

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

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of cont...