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10 Best Movies Like Howl

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

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#1
Magical Mystery Tour

Magical Mystery Tour

1967★ 6.5

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

While on a coach tour, The Beatles and a few dozen friends experience strange happenings caused by magicians....

#2
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

2018★ 6.2

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

In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gros...

#3
Carlos

Carlos

2010★ 7.0

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

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the Fre...

#4
Big Sky

Big Sky

2015★ 4.4

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

Hazel suffers from a crippling case of agoraphobia - so much so that it causes a rift between her and her mother, Dee. They agree that Hazel will go to a treatment facility to help...

#5
Freaknik: The Musical

Freaknik: The Musical

2010★ 6.6

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

A rap group heads to Atlanta to participate in Atlanta's revived Freaknik festival....

#6
Happythankyoumoreplease

Happythankyoumoreplease

2011★ 6.5

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

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it m...