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10 Best Movies Like Khan El-Khalili

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

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#1
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960★ 6.8

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

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

#2
The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948★ 6.2

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

Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunt...

#3
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#4
The Lords of Discipline

The Lords of Discipline

1983★ 6.6

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

Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep a...

#5
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012★ 6.1

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

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete....

#6
Greenberg

Greenberg

2010★ 5.9

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

Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—u...

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