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10 Best Movies Like Ishtar

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

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#1
The Barbarians

The Barbarians

1987★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ishtar for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Orphaned brothers Kutchek and Gore are adopted by a tribe led by Canary the owner of a powerful jewel. The evil Kadar wants both Canary and the jewel. Attacking the tribe he kidnap...

#2
Epidemic

Epidemic

1987★ 5.7

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

A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality....

#3
Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

1986★ 6.9

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

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial ...

#4
Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976★ 6.8

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

Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Desperate and terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend sinc...

#5
The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981★ 5.4

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

After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and...

#6
A New Leaf

A New Leaf

1971★ 7.3

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

After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell....