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10 Best Movies Like Moonrise

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

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#1
Waves

Waves

2019★ 7.4

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

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are ev...

#2
House of Strangers

House of Strangers

1949★ 7.0

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

Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's ...

#3
Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay

1941★ 4.2

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

When Jesse learns that Krager is cheating settlers, he and his gang rob trains to obtain money for them to purchase their land. Krager, finding a Jesse look alike in Burns, hires h...

#4
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#5
Opera

Opera

1987★ 6.8

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

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself....

#6
My Brother Is an Only Child

My Brother Is an Only Child

2007★ 6.7

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

Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and t...