Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Melancholia

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

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#1
Fireworks Wednesday

Fireworks Wednesday

2006★ 7.4

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

Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced he...

#2
My Favourite Cake

My Favourite Cake

2024★ 7.3

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

Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revit...

#3
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melancholia 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
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#5
Tehran Taboo

Tehran Taboo

2017★ 7.1

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

The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with stric...

#6
The Road Dance

The Road Dance

2022★ 6.7

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

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy b...

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