Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Karnawal

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

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#1
Rubber

Rubber

2010★ 5.9

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

In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers....

#2
Your Eyes Tell

Your Eyes Tell

2020★ 8.5

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

A tragic accident lead to Kaori's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promi...

#3
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

2019★ 7.4

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

A teacher, in search of inspiration, travels to the most remote school in the world, where he ends up realizing how important his job is and appreciating the value of yak dung....

#4
The World of Yesterday

The World of Yesterday

2022★ 5.6

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

A moral tale and a political thriller: a few days before the term of her mandate, the President must make a major decision concerning the destiny of France....

#5
Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou

2021★ 7.5

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

As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported f...

#6
Antigone

Antigone

2019★ 6.8

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

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemp...