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10 Best Movies Like Hiraeth

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

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#1
The House by the Cemetery

The House by the Cemetery

1981★ 6.3

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

After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his studies and moves ...

#2
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

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

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#3
The Grifters

The Grifters

1990★ 6.5

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

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play....

#4
Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead Part II

1988★ 6.4

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

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek ou...

#5
Matador

Matador

1986★ 6.7

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

A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other....

#6
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...