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10 Best Movies Like Is Anybody There?

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

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#1
Venus

Venus

2006★ 6.6

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

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the ...

#2
I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015★ 6.3

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

A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in...

#3
Iris

Iris

2001★ 6.4

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

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease....

#4
Luca

Luca

2021★ 7.8

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

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from anothe...

#5
Age of Consent

Age of Consent

1969★ 5.9

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

An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try once more. On the island he re-disco...

#6
The Station Agent

The Station Agent

2003★ 7.3

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

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own pers...

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