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10 Best Movies Like Purple Lilacs

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

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#1
Nászút féláron

Nászút féláron

1936★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Purple Lilacs for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988★ 6.2

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

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece....

#4
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

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

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#5
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

2025★ 6.3

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

Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure...

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HIM

HIM

2025★ 5.7

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

After suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah...