Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mr. Kaplan

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

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#1
Heidi

Heidi

1937★ 6.8

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

Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfathe...

#2
My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf

2022★ 6.5

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

South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbor is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an indepen...

#3
One Life

One Life

2023★ 7.8

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

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation ...

#4
Avalon

Avalon

1990★ 6.7

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

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called pro...

#5
One, Two, Three

One, Two, Three

1961★ 7.5

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

In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more...

#6
13: The Musical

13: The Musical

2022★ 6.0

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

After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles....

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