Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Josep

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

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#1
The Most Precious of Cargoes

The Most Precious of Cargoes

2024★ 7.7

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

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the wo...

#2
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016★ 7.5

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

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordin...

#3
The House

The House

2022★ 7.0

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

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy....

#4
The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul

2019★ 7.7

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

Summer 1998—Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture cau...

#5
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

2014★ 7.4

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

Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's wo...

#6
The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

2017★ 7.8

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

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family....

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