Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Orphans.

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Orphans..

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

1991★ 7.1

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

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electr...

#2
In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

2025★ 7.0

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

Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family....

#3
Mistress America

Mistress America

2015★ 6.5

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

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister....

#4
The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991★ 7.3

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

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a fli...

#5
Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud

2010★ 7.0

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

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pac...

#6
Atonement

Atonement

2007★ 7.6

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

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit....

Advertisement